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As composer Richard Wagner noted, with Schopenhauer one may finally give voice to the secretly held belief that the world is bad. This blunt honesty was Schopenhauer's trademark. Perhaps no philosopher equaled him in relatinf metaphysical speculation to the seemingly random events of everyday life. This volume includes " On Thinking for Oneself," "On the Affirmation of the Will-to-Live," "On Suicide," "The World as Will: Second Aspect," "On the Fundamental View of Idealism," "On the Metaphysics of Music," "The Foundation of Ethics," and other essential writings.
Synopsis
This volume includes Schopenhauer's most well-known and trenchant writings.
Synopsis
As composer Richard Wagner noted, with Schopenhauer one may finally give voice to the secretly held belief that the world is bad. This blunt honesty was Schopenhauer's trademark. Perhaps no philosopher equaled him in relatinf metaphysical speculation to the seemingly random events of everyday life. This volume includes " On Thinking for Oneself," "On the Affirmation of the Will-to-Live," "On Suicide," "The World as Will: Second Aspect," "On the Fundamental View of Idealism," "On the Metaphysics of Music," "The Foundation of Ethics," and other essential writings.
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Table of Contents
Introduction: Wolfgang Schirmacher
Translated by Virginia Cutrufelli Chronology Works on Schopenhauer PART 1 1. On Thinking for Oneself 2. On the Affirmation of the Will-to-Live 3. Additional Remarks on the Doctrine of the Vanity of Existence 4. Additional Remarks on the Doctrine of the Suffering of the World 5. On Suicide 6. On the Fundamental View of Idealism Part 2 7. On the Will in Nature 8. On Genius 9. On the Inner Nature of Art 10. On History11. On the Metaphysics of Music 12. The World as Will: Second Aspect Part 3 13. The Foundation of Ethics 14. Aphorisms on the Wisdom of Life 15. On Death and Its Relation to the Indestructibility of Our Inner Nature 16. Manuscript Remains
All Translated by E.F. J. Payne