
The Essential Schopenhauer
Key Selections from The World As Will and Representation and Other Writings
Arthur Schopenhauer(Author)
Harper Perennial Modern Classics (Publisher)
Published on 1. December 2010
Book
Paperback/Softback
368 pages
978-0-06-176824-8 (ISBN)
Description
What is the meaning of life? How should I live? Is there any purpose to the universe? Generations have turned to the great German philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer because he tackled the big issues. His influence has extended not only to later philosophers - Nietzsche foremost among them - but across the most brilliant novelists, musicians, and artists of all disciplines. Schopenhauer believed that the world was a cold, absurd place, and that it was only by the force of an individual's Will that any meaning could be created. He also believed that the universe itself had a Will-a spiritual force many have likened to The Way, spoken of by Taoists. This, the first English collection of Schopenhauer's work, is a much-needed book. Schopenhauer wrote thousands of pages. Volume 1 of his most famous work, "The World as Will and Representation", alone runs over 750 pages. As a result, it has been daunting to know where to begin to read Schopenhauer, despite his immense reputation. Now, just as Basic Writings did for Heidegger and Nietzsche, our new collection will open English readers to Schopenhauer's profound ideas - almost as if for the first time.
Reviews / Votes
"Unquestionably one of the most profound and penetrating intellects." - New York Times"A great philosopher" - The Guardian
"Schopenhauer's 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." - Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
"Schopenhauer's beautiful, exceptionally dark philosophy liberates us from the intolerable burden placed upon us by our contemporary optimism. The Essential Schopenhauer is a book to turn to when all others have failed." - Alain de Botton, bestselling author of The Consolations of Philosophy and How Proust Can Change Your Life
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Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Publishing group
HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Dimensions
Height: 203 mm
Width: 133 mm
Thickness: 22 mm
Weight
463 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-06-176824-8 (9780061768248)
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Arthur Schopenhauer
Essential Schopenhauer
Key Selections from The World As Will and Representation and Other Works
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Person
German philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer (1788 - 1860) is the author of The World as Will and Representation. Wolfgang Schirmacher is Director of the European Graduate School and President of the International Schopenhauer Society. He lives in New York City.