Amalie J. Hathaway
German-American philosopher
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(Suggest an Edit or Addition)According to Wikipedia, Amalie John Hathaway was a German-American philosopher and lecturer, who contributed to the pessimism controversy in Germany. Life and work Hathaway was born in Mühlhausen, Germany. She moved with her family to Wisconsin when she was 12 and ran a country school from the age of 15, as a source of income. She was introduced to philosophy by the lecturer Benjamin Cocker who brought to her attention the works of "German metaphysicians and philosophers", including Kant, Hegel, Schopenhauer and Von Hartmann, which she could read and understand in their original language. While pursuing her studies, she met Benjamin Hathaway, a self-taught poet, horticulturalist and nurseryman, who became her husband. The couple regularly attended The Philosophical Society of Chicago, where Hathaway's contributions lead to her being invited to deliver her own lecture.
