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Schopenhauer (Paperback, New ed)
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Schopenhauer (Paperback, New ed)
Series: The Routledge Philosophers
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Arthur Schopenhauer (1788-1860) was one of the greatest writers and
German philosophers of the nineteenth century. His work influenced
figures as diverse as Wagner, Freud and Nietzsche. 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. Beginning with an
overview of Schopenhauer's life and work, he introduces the central
aspects of his metaphysics fundamental to understanding his work as
a whole: his philosophical idealism and debt to the philosophy of
Kant; his attempt to answer the question of what the world is; his
account of science; and in particular his idea that 'will' is the
essence of all things.
Julian Young then introduces and assesses Schopenhauer's
aesthetics, which occupy a central place in his philosophy. He
carefully examines Schopenhauer's theories of the sublime, artistic
genius and music, before assessing his ethics of compassion, his
arguments for pessimism and his account of 'salvation'. In the
final chapter, he considers Schopenhauer's legacy and his influence
on the thought of Nietzsche and Wittgenstein, making this an ideal
starting point for those coming to Schopenhauer for the first time.
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