Arthur Schopenhauer

Schopenhauer: Parerga and Paralipomena: Volume 2 (eBook, ePUB)

Short Philosophical Essays

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

With the publication of Parerga and Paralipomena in 1851, there finally came some measure of the fame that Schopenhauer thought was his due. Described by Schopenhauer himself as 'incomparably more popular than everything up till now', Parerga is a miscellany of essays addressing themes that complement his work The World as Will and Representation, along with more divergent, speculative pieces. It includes essays on method, logic, the intellect, Kant, pantheism, natural science, religion, education, and language. The present volume offers a new translation, a substantial introduction explaining the context of the essays, and extensive editorial notes on the different published versions of the work. This readable and scholarly edition will be an essential reference for those studying Schopenhauer, the history of philosophy, and nineteenth-century German philosophy.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Erscheinungstermin: 14. Oktober 2015
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781316348796
• Artikelnr.: 52967471

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
Editorial notes and references
Introduction
Notes on text and translation
Chronology
Bibliography
Parerga and Paralipomena, Volume 2: Sporadic yet systematically ordered thoughts on multifarious topics
1. On philosophy and its method
2. On logic and dialectic
3. Some thoughts concerning the intellect in general and in every respect
4. Some observations on the antithesis of the thing in itself and the appearance
5. Some words on pantheism
6. On philosophy and natural science
7. On colour theory
8. On ethics
9. On jurisprudence and politics
10. On the doctrine of the indestructibility of our true essence by death
11. Additional remarks on the doctrine of the nothingness of existence
12. Additional remarks on the doctrine of the suffering of the world
13. On suicide
14. Additional remarks on the doctrine of the affirmation and negation of the will to life
15. On religion
16. Some remarks on Sanskrit literature
17. Some archaeological observations
18. Some mythological observations
19. On the metaphysics of the beautiful and aesthetics
20. On judgment, criticism, approbation and fame
21. On learning and the learned
22. Thinking for oneself
23. On writing and style
24. On reading and books
25. On language and words
26. Psychological remarks
27. On women
28. On education
29. On physiognomy
30. On noise and sounds
31. Similes, parables and fables
Some verses
Versions of Schopenhauer's text
Glossary of names
Index.