This volume of new translations unites three shorter works by Arthur Schopenhauer that expand on themes from his book The World as Will and Representation.
While many disagree with Schopenhauer's renunciation of life, there is much to agree with in this book. Schopenhauer doesn't see a whole lot to celebrate in this vale of tears.
Further reading Two detailed intellectual biographies of Schopenhauer are available in English translation , the first by Schopenhauer's main German editor in the twentieth century , the second by a master raconteur : Arthur Hübscher ...
... to reflect Schopenhauer's emphasis. We have also followed Schopenhauer's use of abbreviations and in a few instances his nonstandard punctuation. We also follow Schopenhauer's curious practice of sometime italicizing proper names.
2, “On Religion,” with a dialogue between Demopheles and Philalethes, a dialogue which, according to Philip Rieff, Freud read closely and which served as a model for the dialogue in Freud's The Future of an Illusion, trans.
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In this comprehensive introduction, Julian Young covers the major aspects of Schopenhauer's philosophy. He discusses the central areas of Schopenhauer's metaphysics, fundamental to understanding his work as a whole.
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Best known as a pessimist, he was one of the few philosophers read and admired by Wittgenstein. In this comprehensive introduction, Julian Young covers all the main aspects of Schopenhauer's philosophy.
This innovative volume presents an insightful philosophical portrait of the life and work of Arthur Schopenhauer.
Dr. Neeley seriously regards Schopenhauer's remarks about the unity, harmony, and consistencey of his philosophy. He may even be said to take Schopenhauer's consistency claims more seriously than any other...
This is the first comprehensive biography of Schopenhauer written in English. Placing him in his historical and philosophical contexts, David E. Cartwright tells the story of Schopenhauer's life to convey the full range of his philosophy.
This volume of new translations unites three shorter works by Arthur Schopenhauer that expand on themes from his book The World as Will and Representation.
Best known as a pessimist, he was one of the few philosophers read and admired by Wittgenstein. In this comprehensive introduction, Julian Young covers all the main aspects of Schopenhauer's philosophy.
A Companion to Schopenhauer (Oxford: WileyBlackwell, 2012). Vanden Auweele, Dennis, The Kantian Foundation of Schopenhauer's Pessimism (London: Routledge, Chapman & Hall, 2017). Vasalou, Sophia, Schopenhauer and the Aesthetic ...
It offers an introduction, glossary of names and bibliography, and succinct editorial notes, including notes on the revisions of the text which Schopenhauer made in 1844 and 1859.
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It offers an introduction, glossary of names and bibliography, and succinct editorial notes, including notes on the revisions of the text which Schopenhauer made in 1844 and 1859.
This is the first comprehensive biography of Schopenhauer written in English. Placing him in his historical and philosophical contexts, David E. Cartwright tells the story of Schopenhauer's life to convey the full range of his philosophy.
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