Essays and Aphorisms
Arthur Schopenhauer, R. J. Hollingdale
Schopenhauer believed that human action is determined not by reason but by 'will', and his writings demonstrate his innovative - and pessimistic - attitude towards human conduct.
This selection of thoughts on religion, ethics, politics, women, suicide, books and many other themes is taken from Schopenhauer's last work, Parerga and Paralipomnena, which he published in 1851. No German philosopher had written so well or so readably before him, and none had propounded the atheistic view that everything may not be all for the best. This articulate if despairing vision contributed to Schopenhauer's enormous popularity. In his introduction R. J. Hollingdale explains the metaphysical background to Schopenhauer's ideas and the psychological setting for the theory of the 'will', which anticipated Freud's notion of the unconscious.
This selection of thoughts on religion, ethics, politics, women, suicide, books and many other themes is taken from Schopenhauer's last work, Parerga and Paralipomnena, which he published in 1851. No German philosopher had written so well or so readably before him, and none had propounded the atheistic view that everything may not be all for the best. This articulate if despairing vision contributed to Schopenhauer's enormous popularity. In his introduction R. J. Hollingdale explains the metaphysical background to Schopenhauer's ideas and the psychological setting for the theory of the 'will', which anticipated Freud's notion of the unconscious.
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Año:
1973
Editorial:
Penguin Classics
Idioma:
english
Páginas:
240
ISBN 10:
0140442278
ISBN 13:
9780140442274
Archivo:
DJVU, 3.83 MB
IPFS:
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english, 1973