Essays and aphorisms
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Author
Contributions
- Hollingdale, R. J., tr. - Contributor
Publication
1970 - Penguin Books, Harmondsworth, Eng., England
Language
English
Word Count
59,250 words, Guess
Page Count
237 pages
Identifiers
- Internet Archiveessaysaphorisms00scho
- ISBN-139780140442274
- ISBN-100140442278
- LibraryThing3488
- Library of Congress Control Number79509016
and 3 more
- OCLC Control Number95086
- Better World Books9780140442274
- Open LibraryOL4058874M
Classifications
- DDC193
- LCCB3118.E5 H63 1970
- LCCB3118.E5
Description
One of the greatest philosophers of the nineteenth century, Schopenhauer (1788-1860) believed that human action is determined not by reason but by 'will' - the blind and irrational desire for physical existence. This selection of his writings on religion, ethics, politics, women, suicide, books and many other themes is taken from Schopenhauer's last work, Parerga and Paralipomena, which he published in 1851. These pieces depict humanity as locked in a struggle beyond good and evil, and each individual absolutely free within a Godless world, in which art, morality and self-awareness are our only salvation. This innovative - and pessimistic - view has proved powerfully influential upon philosophy and art, directly affecting the work of Nietzsche, Wittgenstein and Wagner among others.
Description
Schopenhauer believed that human action is determined not by reason but by 'will', and his writing demonstrates his innovative-and pessimistic-attitude towards human conduct.
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- The Penguin classics
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- Essays and aphorisms
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