Ideologies / Nordic Liberal / Georg Brandes
§ The minds · 1842–1927 · Denmark · Critic
Georg Brandes
The modern breakthrough
Liberalism of mind and culture.
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The Danish critic whose 'Modern Breakthrough' swept Scandinavian culture toward secular, liberal, individualist modernity — Nordic liberalism as an intellectual revolution.
social
Radical progressive secularist and feminist ally.
economic
Broadly market-liberal, secondary to his cultural mission.
governance
Individual liberty and free thought against orthodoxy.
Notable for
- Led the 'Modern Breakthrough'
- Champion of free thought
- Introduced Nietzsche to the North
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