Schopenhauer: A Very Short Introduction
Schopenhauer is considered to be the most readable of German philosophers. This book gives a succinct explanation of his metaphysical system, concentrating on the original aspects of his thought, which inspired many artists and thinkers including Nietzsche, Wagner, Freud, and Wittgenstein. Schopenhauer's central notion is that of the will—a blind, irrational force that he uses to interpret both the human mind and the whole of nature. Seeing human behavior as that of a natural organism governed by the will to life, Schopenhauer developed radical insights concerning the unconscious and sexuality which influenced both psychologists and philosophers
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Schopenhauer: A Very Short Introduction
Schopenhauer is considered to be the most readable of German philosophers. This book gives a succinct explanation of his metaphysical system, concentrating on the original aspects of his thought, which inspired many artists and thinkers including Nietzsche, Wagner, Freud, and Wittgenstein. Schopenhauer's central notion is that of the will—a blind, irrational force that he uses to interpret both the human mind and the whole of nature. Seeing human behavior as that of a natural organism governed by the will to life, Schopenhauer developed radical insights concerning the unconscious and sexuality which influenced both psychologists and philosophers
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Schopenhauer: A Very Short Introduction

Schopenhauer: A Very Short Introduction

by Christopher Janaway
Schopenhauer: A Very Short Introduction

Schopenhauer: A Very Short Introduction

by Christopher Janaway

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Schopenhauer is considered to be the most readable of German philosophers. This book gives a succinct explanation of his metaphysical system, concentrating on the original aspects of his thought, which inspired many artists and thinkers including Nietzsche, Wagner, Freud, and Wittgenstein. Schopenhauer's central notion is that of the will—a blind, irrational force that he uses to interpret both the human mind and the whole of nature. Seeing human behavior as that of a natural organism governed by the will to life, Schopenhauer developed radical insights concerning the unconscious and sexuality which influenced both psychologists and philosophers

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780192802590
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Publication date: 05/16/2002
Series: Very Short Introductions , #62
Pages: 160
Sales rank: 230,602
Product dimensions: 7.02(w) x 4.50(h) x 0.39(d)
Lexile: 1330L (what's this?)

About the Author

Christopher Janaway is Senior Lecturer in Philosophy at Birbeck College, University of London.

Table of Contents

1. Schopenhauer's life and works2. Within and beyond appearance3. The world as will and representation4. Will, body, and the self5. Character, sex, and the unconscious6. Art and ideas7. Ethics: seeing the world aright8. Existence and pessimism9. Schopenhauer's influenceFurther reading
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