Schopenhauer's The world as will and representation : a reader's guide / Robert Wicks.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wicks, Robert, 1954-

Series:

Reader's Guides

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Philosophy.

Schopenhauer, Arthur, 1788-1860. Welt als Wille und Vorstellung.

Schopenhauer, Arthur.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (289 p.)

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Continuum, c2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Schopenhauer's The World as Will and Representation is widely considered to be one of the most important and influential texts in nineteenth-century German philosophy. The text provides an avenue through which to introduce and explore a rich assortment of philosophical themes and questions, and represents Schopenhauer's widely discussed attempt to find personal meaning amidst a violent, frustrating and seemingly godless world. Since it was published in 1818, the text has influenced generations of musicians, artists, writers and historians, as well as philosophers. This Reader's Guide presents

Contents:

Cover; Acknowledgements; Contents; Copyright; Title; 1. Context; 2. Overview of Themes; 3. Reading the Text; Section 1. Schopenhauer's Prefaces to WWR, his Critique of the Kantian Philosophy, and The Fourfold Root of the Principle of Sufficient Reason; Section 2. Book I, Perceptual vs. Abstract Representations, 1-16; Section 3. Book II, Will as Thing-in-Itself, 17-29; Section 4. Book III, Platonic Ideas, Beauty and Art, 30-52; Section 5. Book IV, Ethics and Asceticism, 53-71; 4. Reception and Influence; Notes; Notes for Further Reading; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-283-08896-7

0-8264-3181-X

9786613088963

OCLC:

721194854