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On the Suffering of the World (Paperback, New edition)
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On the Suffering of the World (Paperback, New edition)
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Edited and with an introduction by Eugene Thacker, On the Suffering
of the World comprises a core selection of Schopenhauer's later
writings, gathered together for the first time in print. These
texts, produced during the last decades of Schopenhauer's long
life, reveal a unique kind of philosophy, expressed in a singular
style. Eschewing the tradition of dry, totalizing, academic
philosophy prevalent during the time, Schopenhauer's later writings
mark a shift towards a philosophy of aphorisms, fragments,
anecdotes and observations, written in a literary style that is by
turns antagonistic, resigned, confessional, and filled with all the
fragile contours of an intellectual memoir. Here Schopenhauer
allows himself to pose challenging questions regarding the fate of
the human species, the role of suffering in the world, and the rift
between self and world that increasingly has come to define human
existence, to this day. It is these writings of Schopenhauer that
later generations of artists, poets, musicians, and philosophers
would identify as exemplifying the pessimism of their era, and
perhaps of our own as well. On the Suffering of the World is
presented with an introduction that places Schopenhauer's thought
in its intellectual context, while also connecting it to
contemporary concerns over climate change, the anthropocene, and
the spectre of human extinction. The book also includes a
bibliography and chronology of Schopenhauer's life.
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