Arthur Schopenhauer

The Two Fundamental Problems of Ethics

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This translation is the first English edition to reunite Schopenhauer's two major essays on ethics in one volume.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 334
• Erscheinungstermin: 2. November 2015
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 23mm
• Gewicht: 638g
• ISBN-13: 9780521871402
• ISBN-10: 0521871409
• Artikelnr.: 26527595

Autorenporträt

Arthur Schopenhauer was among the first 19th century philosophers to contend that at its core, the universe is not a rational place. Inspired by Plato and Kant, both of whom regarded the world as being more amenable to reason, Schopenhauer developed their philosophies into an instinct-recognizing and ultimately ascetic outlook, emphasizing that in the face of a world filled with endless strife, we ought to minimize our natural desires for the sake of achieving a more tranquil frame of mind and a disposition towards universal beneficence. Often considered to be a thoroughgoing pessimist, Schopenhauer in fact advocated ways - via artistic, moral and ascetic forms of awareness - to overcome a frustration-filled and fundamentally painful human condition. Since his death in 1860, his philosophy has had a special attraction for those who wonder about life's meaning, along with those engaged in music, literature, and the visual arts.

Inhaltsangabe

General editor's preface
Introduction
Notes on the text and translation
Chronology
The Two Fundamental Problems of Ethics
Preface to the first edition
Preface to the second edition
Prize Essay On the Freedom of the Will
Prize Essay On the Basis of Morals
Variants in different editions
Glossary of names
Index.