Arthur Schopenhauer : The Life and Thought of Philosophy's Greatest Pessimist.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bather Woods, David.

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource (309 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2025.

Summary:

An engaging biography of one of the most influential Western philosophers and a thought-provoking exploration of how to live with Arthur Schopenhauer's pessimism.Arthur Schopenhauer (1788-1860) almost wasn't one of the greatest philosophers of the nineteenth century.

Contents:

Cover

Title Page

Copyright Page

Dedication

Contents

Preface: Live, Laugh, Love

Introduction: It's a Wonderful Life

1 Living with Schopenhauer: How Schopenhauer Embraced Solitude

2 A Sure Compass: How Schopenhauer Accepted Punishment

3 My Dear Son, Adieu: How Schopenhauer Destigmatized Suicide

4 A Philosopher in the Asylum: How Schopenhauer Humanized Madness

5 Live First, Then Philosophize: How Schopenhauer Left Academia

6 Love Stories Without Love: How Schopenhauer Never Married

7 The Second Sex: How Schopenhauer Underestimated Women

8 Metaphysics into Action: How Schopenhauer Expanded Ethics

9 Portrait of the Philosopher as an Old Man: How Schopenhauer Found Fame

10 You Are Not Nothing: How Schopenhauer Survived Death

Postscript: Silhouettes

Acknowledgments

Chronology

Notes

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

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ISBN:

0-226-84441-2

9780226844411

OCLC:

1544959502