Arthur Schopenhauer

The Two Fundamental Problems of Ethics

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This is the first English edition of Arthur Schopenhauer's The Two Fundamental Problems of Ethics (1841) to re-unite both essays in one volume. It offers a new translation by Christopher Janaway, together with an introduction and editorial notes on Schopenhauer's vocabulary and the different editions of his essays.

Produktdetails

• The Cambridge Edition of the Works of Schopenhauer
• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 334
• Erscheinungstermin: 23. Dezember 2013
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 19mm
• Gewicht: 498g
• ISBN-13: 9781107414747
• ISBN-10: 1107414741
• Artikelnr.: 40546729

Autorenporträt

The writings of German philosopher ARTHUR SCHOPENHAUER (1788-1860) were a profound influence on art and aesthetics, music and literature in the 19th century. Among his many writings are *On the Fourfold Root of the Principle of Sufficient Reason* (1847) and *The World as Will and Idea* (1819), considered his masterpiece.

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.