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Kurnig (fl. 1894–1918) is the hitherto unresolved pseudonym of a writer and activist who published several works in German and French on topics including anti-militarism, sexology, philosophy, and education.

Life

Philosophy

An outspoken atheist heavily influenced by the philosophical pessimism of Arthur Schopenhauer, Kurnig advocated for a complete abstention from procreation and for voluntary human extinction. [source: Wolf 2006: 24–25.] After writing a number of pamphlets both in German and in French soliciting support for his campaign, [source: Ronsin 1980: 118–119.] Kurnig published three short books on the topic in the publishing house of Max Spohr in Leipzig, which were republished in a slightly enlarged and revised version in his 1901 main work Der Neo-Nihilismus. [source: Lehmstedt 2002: 218, 228, 236.] At the time, Kurnig's works were actively discussed in a number of scientific journals as well as in the early LGBT scene (including by Magnus Hirschfeld [source: Hirschfeld 2001: 369; Hirschfeld 2000: 428.] and in the Jahrbuch für sexuelle Zwischenstufen [source: Wilhelm 1904: 488–490.]), but were mostly received negatively and banned in some parts of the world. [source: Börsenblatt für den Deutschen Buchhandel und die verwandten Geschäftszweige, № 21 (26 January 1900), pp. 723–725 [URL: http://digital.slub-dresden.de/id39946221X-19000126/9]; Börsenblatt für den Deutschen Buchhandel und die verwandten Geschäftszweige, № 22 (27 January 1900), p. 757 [URL: http://digital.slub-dresden.de/id39946221X-19000127/5].] Kurnig is now considered to be one of the first modern antinatalists. [source: Akerma 2015; Akerma 2020.] Les U. Knight of the Voluntary Human Extinction Movement referred to Kurnig as the actual "founder" of VHEMT. [source: Question Mark?: "Les U. Knight & Lawrence Anton Discuss VHEMT (Voluntary Human Extinction Movement) & Antinatalism" (26 January 2021). URL: https://youtu.be/P_3FeOSuj5A?t=30 (at 0:00:30) (last accessed 9 March 2024).]

On education

Through a series of "Correspondences", which were sent out first from Karlsruhe, Germany, later from Zürich, Switzerland, and distributed around the world, Kurnig also campaigned for pacifism and for the creation of an international Educational Consulting Centre. Along with people like Ferenc Kemény, with whom he personally corresponded, Kurnig is recognized as one of the forerunners of the UNESCO International Bureau of Education.^[1]^: 59–68^[2]^: 23–24

Works

(as Quartus:) Völkerbund, nicht: Völkerkrieg. Ein Blick in die pädagogische Anarchie der Gegenwart zugleich als Beitrag zur nihilistischen Weltanschauung (im Sinne Schopenhauers). Basel: Schweizerische Verlags-Druckerei 1894. 40 pp. URL: http://mdz-nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:12-bsb11635814-0.
Entvölkerung der Erde. Das Nichtsein nach dem Tode. Ein neu-nihilistisches Glaubensbekenntnis und Programm. 1896. 4 pp.
Nouvelle Appréciation de l'Instinct Sexuel (Pessimisme – Jurisprudence – Psychiatrie). 1896. 12 pp.
Philosophie Pratique : Principes de nihilisme humanitaire. Néo-Nihilisme. 1896. 4 pp.
Das Sexualleben und der Pessimismus. Leipzig: Max Spohr 1897. II + 46 pp.
Das Sexualleben und der Pessimismus. II. [Teil]. Neue Beiträge zu Kurnig's Neo-Nihilismus. Dialoge und Fragmente. Leipzig: Max Spohr 1898. II + 45 pp.
Der Pessimismus der Anderen. Pessimistische „Geflügelte Worte“ und Citate. Leipzig: Max Spohr 1899. VIII + 28 pp.
In Sachen: Kurnig's Neo-Nihilismus 1900. 19 pp.
Der Neo-Nihilismus. Anti-Militarismus – Sexualleben (Ende der Menschheit.). 2. vermehrte Auflage. Leipzig: Max Spohr 1901. VIII + 192 pp.
Der Neo-Nihilismus. Anti-Militarismus – Sexualleben (Ende der Menschheit.). 2. vermehrte Auflage. Leipzig: Max Sängewald / Heilbronn: Schell'sche Buchdruckerei, Viktor Kraemer 1903. VIII + 192 + 32 pp.
Internationale Ratgebende Pädagogische Centralstelle (Entwurf Kurnig, 1904) / Centre Consultant Pédagogique international (Projet Kurnig, 1904). Heilbronn: Schell'sche Buchdruckerei, Viktor Kraemer. 18 pp.
Correspondenzen / Correspondances. Karlsruhe: Doering'sche Buchdruckerei / Zürich: Jean Frey, ca. 1904–1918.

References

^ Rosselló, Pedro (1943). Les Précurseurs du Bureau international d'éducation: un aspect inédit de l'histoire de l'éducation et des institutions internationales. Genève: Bureau international d'éducation.
^ Rosselló, Pedro (1944). Forerunners of the International Bureau of Education: A hitherto unrecorded aspect of the history of Education and of International Institutions. Translated by Butts, Marie. London: University of London / Evans Brothers.

External links

Works by or about Kurnig at Internet Archive
Pedro Rosselló's (non-exhaustive) collection of Kurnig's "Correspondences" (1909–1918)

[Rosselló1943-1] Rosselló, Pedro (1943). Les Précurseurs du Bureau international d'éducation: un aspect inédit de l'histoire de l'éducation et des institutions internationales. Genève: Bureau international d'éducation.

[Rosselló1944-2] Rosselló, Pedro (1944). Forerunners of the International Bureau of Education: A hitherto unrecorded aspect of the history of Education and of International Institutions. Translated by Butts, Marie. London: University of London / Evans Brothers.

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 == Philosophy ==
+An outspoken atheist heavily influenced by the philosophical pessimism of Arthur Schopenhauer, Kurnig advocated for a complete abstention from procreation and for voluntary human extinction. [source: Wolf 2006: 24–25.] After writing a number of pamphlets both in German and in French soliciting support for his campaign, [source: Ronsin 1980: 118–119.] Kurnig published three short books on the topic in the publishing house of Max Spohr in Leipzig, which were republished in a slightly enlarged and revised version in his 1901 main work Der Neo-Nihilismus. [source: Lehmstedt 2002: 218, 228, 236.] At the time, Kurnig's works were actively discussed in a number of scientific journals as well as in the early LGBT scene (including by Magnus Hirschfeld [source: Hirschfeld 2001: 369; Hirschfeld 2000: 428.] and in the Jahrbuch für sexuelle Zwischenstufen [source: Wilhelm 1904: 488–490.]), but were mostly received negatively and banned in some parts of the world. [source: Börsenblatt für den Deutschen Buchhandel und die verwandten Geschäftszweige, № 21 (26 January 1900), pp. 723–725 [URL: <nowiki>http://digital.slub-dresden.de/id39946221X-19000126/9</nowiki>]; Börsenblatt für den Deutschen Buchhandel und die verwandten Geschäftszweige, № 22 (27 January 1900), p. 757 [URL: <nowiki>http://digital.slub-dresden.de/id39946221X-19000127/5</nowiki>].] Kurnig is now considered to be one of the first modern antinatalists. [source: Akerma 2015; Akerma 2020.] Les U. Knight of the Voluntary Human Extinction Movement referred to Kurnig as the actual "founder" of VHEMT. [source: Question Mark?: "Les U. Knight & Lawrence Anton Discuss VHEMT (Voluntary Human Extinction Movement) & Antinatalism" (26 January 2021). URL: <nowiki>https://youtu.be/P_3FeOSuj5A?t=30</nowiki> (at 0:00:30) (last accessed 9 March 2024).]
 == On education ==