
The Two Fundamental Problems of Ethics
Arthur Schopenhauer(Author)
Cambridge University Press
Published on 11. June 2009
Book
Hardback
334 pages
978-0-521-87140-2 (ISBN)
Description
Arthur Schopenhauer's The Two Fundamental Problems of Ethics (1841) consists of two groundbreaking essays: 'On the Freedom of the Will' and 'On the Basis of Morals'. The essays make original contributions to ethics and display Schopenhauer's erudition, prose-style and flair for philosophical controversy, as well as philosophical views that contrast sharply with the positions of both Kant and Nietzsche. Written accessibly, they do not presuppose the intricate metaphysics which Schopenhauer constructs elsewhere. This is the first English translation of these works to re-unite both essays in one volume. It offers a new translation by Christopher Janaway, together with an introduction, editorial notes on Schopenhauer's vocabulary and the different editions of his essays, a chronology of his life, a bibliography, and a glossary of names.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Cambridge
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 157 mm
Thickness: 23 mm
Weight
636 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-521-87140-2 (9780521871402)
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Persons
Christopher Janaway is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Southampton. His many publications include Schopenhauer: A Very Short Introduction (2002) and he is editor of The Cambridge Companion to Schopenhauer (1999).
Content
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.