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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, and highly influential thinker.
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Schopenhauer, Christopher Janaway
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- Jaar van publicatie
- 2002
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- Titel
- Schopenhauer
- Ondertitel
- A Very Short Introduction
- Taal
- Engels
- Auteurs
- Christopher Janaway
- Uitgever
- Oxford University Press
- Jaar van publicatie
- 2002
- Formaat
- Paperback
- ISBN10
- 0192802593
- ISBN13
- 9780192802590
- Reeks
- Tags
- Non-fictie, Sociale Wetenschappen, Historisch thema, Geschiedenis, Waargebeurde verhalen, Biographies, Filosofisch thema, Handleidingen en Gidsen, Filosofie, Duitsland
- Beoordeling
- 3,75 van 5
- Aantekening
- 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, and highly influential thinker.