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A deluxe, high-quality edition of Friedrich Nietzsche's seminal
work Beyond Good and Evil is one of the final books by German
philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche. This landmark work continues to be
one of the most well-known and influential explorations of moral
and ethical philosophy ever conceived. Expanding on the concepts
from his previous work Thus Spoke Zarathustra, Nietzsche adopts a
polemic approach to past philosophers who, in his view, lacked
critical sense in accepting flawed premises in their consideration
of morality. The metaphysics of morality, Nietzsche argues, should
not assume that a good man is simply the opposite of an evil man,
rather merely different expression of humanity's common basic
impulses. Controversial in its time, as well as hotly debated in
the present, Nietzsche's work moves beyond conventional ethics to
suggest that a universal morality for all human beings in
non-existent - perception, reason and experience are not static,
but change according to an individual's perspective and
interpretation. The work further argues that philosophic traditions
such as "truth," "self-consciousness" and "free will" are merely
inventions of Western morality and that the "will to power" is the
real driving force of all human behaviour. This volume: Critiques
the belief that actions, including domination or injury to the
weak, can be universally objectionable Explores themes of religion
and "master and slave" morality Includes a collection of stunning
aphorisms and observations of the human condition Part of the
bestselling Capstone Classics Series edited by Tom Butler-Bowdon,
this collectible, hard-back edition of Beyond Good and Evil
provides an accessible and insightful Introduction by leading
Nietzsche authority Dr Christopher Janaway. This deluxe volume is
perfect for anyone with interest in philosophy, psychology,
science, history and literature.
German Philosophers contains studies of four of the most important German theorists: Kant, arguably the most influential modern philosopher; Hegel, whose philosophy inspired an enduring vision of a communist society; Schopenhauer, renowned for his pessimistic preference for non-existence; and Nietzsche, who has been appropriated as an icon by an astonishingly diverse spectrum of people.
These two important essays show Schopenhauer at his most
accessible, offering two self-contained and clearly argued
contributions to ethical theory, published here in a new
translation that preserves Schopenhauer's style in a lucid and
engaging way. This is also the only paperback edition to publish
both essays together. Schopenhauer argues, in uniquely powerful
prose, that self-consciousness gives the illusion of freedom and
that human actions are determined, but that we rightly feel guilt
because our actions issue from our essential individual character.
He locates moral value in the virtues of loving kindness and
voluntary justice that spring from the fundamental incentive of
compassion. Morality's basis is ultimately metaphysical, resting on
an intuitive identification of the self with all other striving and
suffering beings. The Introduction by leading Schopenhauer scholar
Christopher Janaway gives a clear summary of the argument of the
essays in the context of Schopenhauer's life and works and the
history of ethics in the modern period. The volume includes helpful
notes, up-to-date bibliography, and a full index.
About the Series: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has
made available the broadest spectrum of literature from around the
globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to
scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of
other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading
authorities, voluminous notes to clarify the text, up-to-date
bibliographies for further study, and much more.
The purpose of the Cambridge Edition of the Works of Schopenhauer
is to offer translations of the best modern German editions of
Schopenhauer's work in a uniform format for Schopenhauer scholars,
together with philosophical introductions and full editorial
apparatus. The World as Will and Representation contains
Schopenhauer's entire philosophy, ranging through epistemology,
metaphysics, philosophy of mind and action, aesthetics and
philosophy of art, to ethics, the meaning of life and the
philosophy of religion. This second volume was added to the work in
1844, and revised in 1859. Its chapters are officially
'supplements' to the first volume, but are indispensable for a
proper appreciation of Schopenhauer's thought. Here we have his
most mature reflections on many topics, including sex, death,
conscious and unconscious desires, and the doctrines of salvation
and liberation in Christian and Indian thought. Schopenhauer
clarifies the nature of his metaphysics of the will, and
synthesizes insights from a broad range of literary, scientific and
scholarly sources. This new translation reflects the eloquence and
power of Schopenhauer's prose, and renders philosophical terms
accurately and consistently. It offers an introduction, glossary of
names, bibliography, and succinct editorial notes.
With the publication of the Parerga and Paralipomena in 1851, there
finally came some measure of the fame that Schopenhauer thought was
his due. Described by Schopenhauer himself as 'incomparably more
popular than everything up till now', the Parerga is a miscellany
of essays addressing themes that complement his work The World as
Will and Representation, along with more divergent, speculative
pieces. It includes his 'Aphorisms on the Wisdom of Life',
reflections on fate and clairvoyance, trenchant views on the
philosophers and universities of his day, and an enlightening
survey of the history of philosophy. The present volume offers a
new translation, a substantial introduction explaining the context
of the essays, and extensive editorial notes on the different
published versions of the work. This readable and scholarly edition
will be an essential reference for those studying Schopenhauer, the
history of philosophy, and nineteenth-century German 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. In On the Fourfold Root he takes the
principle of sufficient reason, which states that nothing is
without a reason why it is, and shows how it covers different forms
of explanation or ground that previous philosophers have tended to
confuse. Schopenhauer regarded this study, which he first wrote as
his doctoral dissertation, as an essential preliminary to The World
as Will. On Will in Nature examines contemporary scientific
findings in search of corroboration of his thesis that processes in
nature are all a species of striving towards ends; and On Vision
and Colours defends an anti-Newtonian account of colour perception
influenced by Goethe's famous colour theory. This is the first
English edition to provide extensive editorial notes on the
different published versions of these works.
This book gives a succinct explanation of Schopenhauer's metaphysical system, concentrating on the original aspects of thought which inspired many artists and thinkers such as Nietzsche, Wagner, Freud, and Wittgenstein. Schopenhauer's central notion is that of the will - a blind, irrational force which he uses to interpret both the human mind and the whole of nature. Christopher Janaway confronts Schopenhauer's uncompromising, pessimistic view that for the human individual non-existence would be preferable, and his claim that only aesthetic experience and saintly self-denial - escape from the will - can give life value. Schopenhauer is revealed as a challenging, progressive,
First published in 1818, The World as Will and Representation
contains Schopenhauer's entire philosophy, ranging through
epistemology, metaphysics, philosophy of mind and action,
aesthetics and philosophy of art, to ethics, the meaning of life
and the philosophy of religion, in an attempt to account for the
world in all its significant aspects. It gives a unique and
influential account of what is and is not of value in existence,
the striving and pain of the human condition and the possibility of
deliverance from it. This new translation of the first volume of
what later became a two-volume work reflects the eloquence and
power of Schopenhauer's prose and renders philosophical terms
accurately and consistently. 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.
The purpose of the Cambridge Edition of the Works of Schopenhauer
is to offer translations of the best modern German editions of
Schopenhauer's work in a uniform format for Schopenhauer scholars,
together with philosophical introductions and full editorial
apparatus. The World as Will and Representation contains
Schopenhauer's entire philosophy, ranging through epistemology,
metaphysics, philosophy of mind and action, aesthetics and
philosophy of art, to ethics, the meaning of life and the
philosophy of religion. This second volume was added to the work in
1844, and revised in 1859. Its chapters are officially
'supplements' to the first volume, but are indispensable for a
proper appreciation of Schopenhauer's thought. Here we have his
most mature reflections on many topics, including sex, death,
conscious and unconscious desires, and the doctrines of salvation
and liberation in Christian and Indian thought. Schopenhauer
clarifies the nature of his metaphysics of the will, and
synthesizes insights from a broad range of literary, scientific and
scholarly sources. This new translation reflects the eloquence and
power of Schopenhauer's prose, and renders philosophical terms
accurately and consistently. It offers an introduction, glossary of
names, bibliography, and succinct editorial notes.
With the publication of Parerga and Paralipomena in 1851, there
finally came some measure of the fame that Schopenhauer thought was
his due. Described by Schopenhauer himself as 'incomparably more
popular than everything up till now', Parerga is a miscellany of
essays addressing themes that complement his work The World as Will
and Representation, along with more divergent, speculative pieces.
It includes essays on method, logic, the intellect, Kant,
pantheism, natural science, religion, education, and language. The
present volume offers a new translation, a substantial introduction
explaining the context of the essays, and extensive editorial notes
on the different published versions of the work. This readable and
scholarly edition will be an essential reference for those studying
Schopenhauer, the history of philosophy, and nineteenth-century
German philosophy.
With the publication of Parerga and Paralipomena in 1851, there
finally came some measure of the fame that Schopenhauer thought was
his due. Described by Schopenhauer himself as 'incomparably more
popular than everything up till now', Parerga is a miscellany of
essays addressing themes that complement his work The World as Will
and Representation, along with more divergent, speculative pieces.
It includes essays on method, logic, the intellect, Kant,
pantheism, natural science, religion, education, and language. The
present volume offers a new translation, a substantial introduction
explaining the context of the essays, and extensive editorial notes
on the different published versions of the work. This readable and
scholarly edition will be an essential reference for those studying
Schopenhauer, the history of philosophy, and nineteenth-century
German philosophy.
Arthur Schopenhauer's The Two Fundamental Problems of Ethics (1841)
consists of two groundbreaking essays: 'On the Freedom of the Will'
and 'On the Basis of Morals'. The essays make original
contributions to ethics and display Schopenhauer's erudition,
prose-style and flair for philosophical controversy, as well as
philosophical views that contrast sharply with the positions of
both Kant and Nietzsche. Written accessibly, they do not presuppose
the intricate metaphysics which Schopenhauer constructs elsewhere.
This is the first English translation of these works to re-unite
both essays in one volume. It offers a new translation by
Christopher Janaway, together with an introduction, editorial notes
on Schopenhauer's vocabulary and the different editions of his
essays, a chronology of his life, a bibliography, and a glossary of
names.
With the publication of the Parerga and Paralipomena in 1851, there
finally came some measure of the fame that Schopenhauer thought was
his due. Described by Schopenhauer himself as 'incomparably more
popular than everything up till now', the Parerga is a miscellany
of essays addressing themes that complement his work The World as
Will and Representation, along with more divergent, speculative
pieces. It includes his 'Aphorisms on the Wisdom of Life',
reflections on fate and clairvoyance, trenchant views on the
philosophers and universities of his day, and an enlightening
survey of the history of philosophy. The present volume offers a
new translation, a substantial introduction explaining the context
of the essays, and extensive editorial notes on the different
published versions of the work. This readable and scholarly edition
will be an essential reference for those studying Schopenhauer, the
history of philosophy, and nineteenth-century German philosophy.
Arthur Schopenhauer's The Two Fundamental Problems of Ethics (1841)
consists of two groundbreaking essays: 'On the Freedom of the Will'
and 'On the Basis of Morals'. The essays make original
contributions to ethics and display Schopenhauer's erudition,
prose-style and flair for philosophical controversy, as well as
philosophical views that contrast sharply with the positions of
both Kant and Nietzsche. Written accessibly, they do not presuppose
the intricate metaphysics which Schopenhauer constructs elsewhere.
This is the first English translation of these works to re-unite
both essays in one volume. It offers a new translation by
Christopher Janaway, together with an introduction, editorial notes
on Schopenhauer's vocabulary and the different editions of his
essays, a chronology of his life, a bibliography, and a glossary of
names.
Christopher Janaway presents a full commentary on Nietzsche's most
studied work, On the Genealogy of Morality, and combines close
reading of key passages with an overview of Nietzsche's wider aims.
Arguing that Nietzsche's goal is to pursue psychological and
historical truths concerning the origins of modern moral values,
Beyond Selflessness differs from other books on Nietzsche in that
it emphasizes the significance of his rhetorical methods as an
instrument of persuasion. Nietzsche's outlook is broadly
naturalist, but he is critical of typical scientific and
philosophical methods for their advocacy of impersonality and
suppression of the affects. In contrast to his opponents,
Schopenhauer and Paul Ree, who both account for morality in terms
of selflessness, Nietzsche believes that our allegiance to a
post-Christian morality that centres around selflessness,
compassion, guilt, and denial of the instincts is not primarily
rational but affective: underlying feelings, often ambivalent and
poorly grasped in conscious thought, explain our moral beliefs. The
Genealogy is designed to detach the reader from his or her
allegiance to morality and prepare for the possibility of new
values. In addition to examining how Nietzsche's "perspectivism"
holds that one can best understand a topic such as morality through
allowing as many of one's feelings as possible to speak about it,
Janaway shows that Nietzsche seeks to enable us to "feel
differently": his provocation of the reader's affects helps us
grasp the affective origins of our attitudes and prepare the way
for healthier values such as the affirmation of life (as tested by
the thought of eternal return) and the self-satisfaction to be
attainedby "giving style to one's character."
Schopenhauer (1788-1860) is something of a maverick figure in the history of philosophy. He produced a unique theory of the world and human existence based on his notion of will. This collection analyzes the related but distinct components of will from the point of view of epistemology, metaphysics, philosophy of mind, aesthetics, ethics, and the philosophy of psychoanalysis. New readers will find this the most convenient and accessible guide to Schopenhauer currently available. Advanced students and specialists will find a conspectus of recent developments in the interpretation of Schopenhauer.
Christopher Janaway presents the first full-length study of Arthur Schopenhauer's central philosophical achievement: his account of the self and its relation to the world of objects. Schopenhauer's dynamic system of thought embraces epistemological, metaphysical, psychological, and physiological concerns; Janaway gives a clear and careful guide to this system, and shows that it offers much illumination for current philosophical work on the self.
Janaway provides a detailed and critical account of Schopenhauer's
central philosophical achievement: his account of the self and its
relation to the world of objects. The author's approach to this
theme is historical, yet is designed to show the philosophical
interest of such an approach. He explores in unusual depth
Schopenhauer's often ambivalent relation to Kant, and highlights
the influence of Schopenhauer's view of self and world on
Wittgenstein and Nietzsche, as well as tracing the many points of
contact between Schopenhauer's thought and current philosophical
debates about the self.
First published in 1818, The World as Will and Representation
contains Schopenhauer's entire philosophy, ranging through
epistemology, metaphysics, philosophy of mind and action,
aesthetics and philosophy of art, to ethics, the meaning of life
and the philosophy of religion, in an attempt to account for the
world in all its significant aspects. It gives a unique and
influential account of what is and is not of value in existence,
the striving and pain of the human condition and the possibility of
deliverance from it. This new translation of the first volume of
what later became a two-volume work reflects the eloquence and
power of Schopenhauer's prose and renders philosophical terms
accurately and consistently. 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.
Schopenhauer (1788-1860) is something of a maverick figure in the history of philosophy. He produced a unique theory of the world and human existence based on his notion of will. This collection analyzes the related but distinct components of will from the point of view of epistemology, metaphysics, philosophy of mind, aesthetics, ethics, and the philosophy of psychoanalysis. New readers will find this the most convenient and accessible guide to Schopenhauer currently available. Advanced students and specialists will find a conspectus of recent developments in the interpretation of Schopenhauer.
Willing and Nothingness enriches our understanding of Nietzsche's philosophy by examining his relationship with Schopenhauer. Eight leading scholars contribute specially written essays in which Nietzsche's changing conceptions of pessimism, tragedy, art, morality, truth, knowledge, religion, atheism, determinism, the will, and the self are revealed as responses to the work of the thinker he called his `great teacher'.
Western aesthetics and art theory begin with Plato; Christopher Janaway not only gives an understanding of Plato's criticisms of the arts in the context of his own philosophy, but also locates him in today's philosophy of art. Images of Excellence gives a new and original view of a famous issue in the history of ideas, arguing that Plato presents a more coherent and profound challenge to the arts than has sometimes been supposed. Janaway provides accessible and illuminating discussion of such topics as beauty, emotion, representation, ethical knowledge, artistic autonomy, and censorship; he writes not only for readers working in ancient philosophy, but for all who are interested in aesthetics, art theory, and literary theory.
This volume of translations unites three shorter works by Arthur
Schopenhauer that expand on themes from his book The World as Will
and Representation. In On the Fourfold Root he takes the principle
of sufficient reason, which states that nothing is without a reason
why it is, and shows how it covers different forms of explanation
or ground that previous philosophers have tended to confuse.
Schopenhauer regarded this study, which he first wrote as his
doctoral dissertation, as an essential preliminary to The World as
Will. On Will in Nature examines contemporary scientific findings
in search of corroboration of his thesis that processes in nature
are all a species of striving towards ends; and On Vision and
Colours defends an anti-Newtonian account of colour perception
influenced by Goethe's famous colour theory. This is the first
English edition to provide extensive editorial notes on the
different published versions of these works.
Christopher Janaway presents a full commentary on Nietzsche's most
studied work, On the Genealogy of Morality, and combines close
reading of key passages with an overview of Nietzsche's wider aims.
Arguing that Nietzsche's goal is to pursue psychological and
historical truths concerning the origins of modern moral values,
Beyond Selflessness differs from other books on Nietzsche in that
it emphasizes the significance of his rhetorical methods as an
instrument of persuasion. Nietzsche's outlook is broadly
naturalist, but he is critical of typical scientific and
philosophical methods for their advocacy of impersonality and
suppression of the affects. In contrast to his opponents,
Schopenhauer and Paul Ree, who both account for morality in terms
of selflessness, Nietzsche believes that our allegiance to a
post-Christian morality that centres around selflessness,
compassion, guilt, and denial of the instincts is not primarily
rational but affective: underlying feelings, often ambivalent and
poorly grasped in conscious thought, explain our moral beliefs. The
Genealogy is designed to detach the reader from his or her
allegiance to morality and prepare for the possibility of new
values. In addition to examining how Nietzsche's 'perspectivism'
holds that one can best understand a topic such as morality through
allowing as many of one's feelings as possible to speak about it,
Janaway shows that Nietzsche seeks to enable us to 'feel
differently': his provocation of the reader's affects helps us
grasp the affective origins of our attitudes and prepare the way
for healthier values such as the affirmation of life (as tested by
the thought of eternal return) and the self-satisfaction to be
attained by 'giving style to one's character'.
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