Arthur Schopenhauer
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2020
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A collection of the later writings of Arthur Schopenhauer whose “reputation as the bard of pessimism makes him the perfect philosopher for the Covid era” (New York Times).
Schopenhauer’s writings tap into the anxieties of our modern, uncertain world—from climate change and mental health crises to the threat of mass extinction.
Produced during the last decades...
Schopenhauer’s writings tap into the anxieties of our modern, uncertain world—from climate change and mental health crises to the threat of mass extinction.
Produced during the last decades...
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Arthur Schopenhauer fue un espíritu libre, famoso por su talante polemista y su perspicacia discursiva para discernir en el terreno de la discusión no solo artimañas y argucias sino adversarios incompetentes. Buena prueba de ello es este escrito, inédito en vida del autor y perteneciente probablemente a los últimos años de su estancia en Berlín, hacia 1830-1831: Dialéctica erística o Arte de tener razón.Además de sus implicaciones estrictamente...
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The essays in The Two Fundamental Problems of Ethics have a rather special place in Schopenhauer's work, both being written as entries to Scandinavian philosophy competitions, one in Norway and one in Sweden.
'Essay on the Freedom of the Will' was Schopenhauer's response to the question posed by the Royal Norwegian Society of Sciences in 1839: 'Is it possible to demonstrate human free will from self-consciousness?' In a clear and confident response,...
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The original edition of The World as Will and Idea appeared in 1818, but in 1844 Schopenhauer published an expanded version. It contained the 'Criticism of the Kantian Philosophy', a lengthy document; and Supplements to the First Book (The Doctrine of the Idea of Perception) and the Second Book (The Doctrine of Perception or Knowledge of the Understanding). The original edition of The World as Will and Idea had been largely ignored, and for 25 frustrating...
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Volume 2 of Parerga and Paralipomena has a very different character from Volume 1.
There are, in total, 31 Essays, 24 of which are presented here. The range of topics is very varied, opening with 'On Philosophy and Its Method' and including 'On Pantheism', 'On Ethics', 'On Jurisprudence', 'On Men of Learning', 'On Thinking for Oneself', 'On Religion' and 'The Vanity of Existence'.
Quite a few open windows on to the personality of Schopenhauer...
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In this final part to Schopenhauer's momentous and hugely influential work, his original and wide-ranging observations are as lively as ever. Though cast as a 'pessimist' by history, he is anything but that to read - and listen to. Here are the last supplementary comments his original work (published 1818), the fruit of decades of further reflection. These essays - some fairly substantial - include 'On Instinct and Mechanical Tendency', 'On Genius',...
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The two foes of human happiness are pain and boredom.'
Arthur Schopenhauer (1788-1860) was one of the most influential philosophers of the 19th century because his humanistic, atheistic, if pessimistic views chimed with a new secularism that was emerging from a Western society dominated by religion. Despite his rather forbidding image (and a few outdated views), he is one of the most approachable German philosophers, and this is certainly evident...
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L'art d'avoir toujours raison est un précis à usage des disputeurs, des contradicteurs et de toute personne ayant pour but de faire éclater la grande vérité (réelle ou fantasmée) de ses propres thèses. Ces techniques applicables en tout lieu et en toute époque peuvent être utilisées pour faire tomber les arguments falacieux d'adversaires. Très argumenté, structuré, et ne manquant pas d'humour, ce texte fait montre d'une grande culture...
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The two sizeable volumes of Parerga and Paralipomena hold a special place in the output of Arthur Schopenhauer.
Parerga means 'supplementary to a main work', and Paralipomena suggests a further supplement, but these two books were anything but a casual addition to his major opus, The World as Will and Idea. For a start, it was the publication of Parerga and Paralipomena in 1851 which brought Schopenhauer to the attention of the general public, decades...
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"Sobre la Voluntad en la Naturaleza" es una obra del filósofo alemán Arthur Schopenhauer, publicada por primera vez en 1836. En este libro, Schopenhauer expande sus ideas sobre la naturaleza de la voluntad, un concepto central en su filosofía.
Schopenhauer argumenta que la voluntad es la fuerza primordial y fundamental que impulsa la existencia en el universo. Esta voluntad no se refiere a la mera elección consciente, sino a una fuerza ciega...