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Schopenhauer

Title

Schopenhauer / Julian Young.

Author

Young, Julian.

Publication

Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2005.

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Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person.	Text	No restrictions	*R-RMRR B3148 .Y67 2005	Schwarzman Building - Main Reading Room 315 - Reference

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Description

xvii, 271 pages : illustrations; 23 cm.

Summary

Arthur Schopenhauer (1788-1860) was one of the greatest writers and German philosophers of the Nineteenth century. His work influenced figures as diverse as Wagner, Freud, and Nietzsche. In this comprehensive introduction, Julian Young covers all the main aspects of Schopenhauer's philosophy. Beginning with an overview of Schopenhauer's life and work, he introduces the central aspects of his metaphysics fundamental to understanding his work as a whole: his philosophical idealism and debt to the philosophy of Kant; his attempt to answer the question of what the world is; his account of science; and in particular his idea that "will" is the essence of all things. Julian Young then introduces and assesses Schopenhauer's aesthetics, which occupies a central place in his philosophy. He carefully examines Schopenhauer's theories of the sublime, artistic genius, and music, before assessing his ethics of compassion, his arguments for pessimism, and his account of ''salvation." In the final chapter, he considers Schopenhauer's legacy and his influence on the thought of Nietzsche and Wittgenstein, making this an ideal starting point for those coming to Schopenhauer for the first time.

Series Statement

Routledge philosophers

Uniform Title

Routledge philosophers.

Subject

Note

Julian Young is on the academic staff of the University of Auckland, New Zealand.

Bibliography (note)

Includes bibliographical references (pages 247-267) and index.

Access (note)

Online version licensed for access by U. of T. users.

Contents

Life and works -- Metaphysics : the world as representation -- Metaphysics : the world as will -- Metaphysics : the nature of reality -- Art -- Art (continued) -- Ethics -- Salvation -- Schopenhauer's influence and legacy.

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