Philosophical Writings: Arthur Schopenhauer
| Author | : Arthur Schopenhauer |
| Publisher | : Bloomsbury Publishing USA |
| Total Pages | : 325 |
| Release | : 1994-07-01 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9780826407290 |
| ISBN-13 | : 0826407293 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (293 Downloads) |
Download or read book Philosophical Writings: Arthur Schopenhauer written by Arthur Schopenhauer and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 1994-07-01 with total page 325 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As composer Richard Wagner noted, with Schopenhauer one may finally give voice to the secretly held belief that the world is bad. This blunt honesty was Schopenhauer's trademark. Perhaps no philosopher equaled him in relatinf metaphysical speculation to the seemingly random events of everyday life. This volume includes " On Thinking for Oneself," "On the Affirmation of the Will-to-Live," "On Suicide," "The World as Will: Second Aspect," "On the Fundamental View of Idealism," "On the Metaphysics of Music," "The Foundation of Ethics," and other essential writings.
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