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Persuasive and humane, this classic of philosophy represents one of the nineteenth century's most significant treatises on ethics. The Basis of Morality offers Schopenhauer's fullest examination of traditional ethical themes, and it articulates a descriptive form of ethics that contradicts the rationally based prescriptive theories. Starting with his polemic against Kant's ethics of duty, Schopenhauer anticipates the latter-day critics of moral philosophy....
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A disciple of Kant and a significant factor in shaping Nietzsche's thinking, Arthur Schopenhauer worked from the foundation that all knowledge derives from our experience of the world, but that our experience is necessarily subjective and formed by our own intellect and biases: reality, therefore, is but an extension of our own will. In this essay, translated by THOMAS BAILEY SAUNDERS (1860-1928) and first published in English in the 1890s, Schopenhauer...
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"La dialéctica erística es el arte de la controversia, dirigida de tal manera de tener siempre razón aunque se esté equivocado. Por consiguiente, el interés de la verdad, si bien en general debiera ser el único motivo para afirmar la tesis probablemente justa, cede terreno al interés de la vanidad: lo verdadero debe parecer falso y lo falso verdadero."
Arthur Schopenhauer
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A devout believer in the supremacy of will over intellect, Arthur Schopenhauer developed a metaphysical theory that influenced such thinkers as Nietzsche, Wagner, Wittgenstein, and Freud. These six essays are drawn from the chapters entitled Zur Ethik and Zur Rechtslehre und Politik, which originated in the philosopher's Parerga, as well as from his posthumously published writings. More than any other work, On Human Nature offers an expression of...
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This vintage book contains the third volume of Arthur Schopenhauer's 1818 treatise, "The World As Will And Idea". One of the most influential philosophical works of the nineteenth century, it is Schopenhauer's greatest endeavour, and constitutes the summation of a lifetime of contemplation. In it, he postulates that our existence is fuelled by an unsatisfied will, perpetually searching for satisfaction. This fascinating book is highly recommended...
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Collected here are nine short essays, On the Sufferings of the World, The Vanity of Existence, On Suicide, Immortality: A Dialogue, Psychological Observations, On Education, Of Women, On Noise, and, A Few Parables, by the world renowned philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer.
7) Human Nature
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Collected here are five short essays, Human Nature, Government, Free-will and Fatalism, Character, Moral Instinct, and, Ethical Reflections, by the world renowned philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer.
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Arthur Schopenhauer (Gdansk, 22 de febrero de 1788—Fráncfort del Meno, Reino de Prusia, 21 de septiembre de 1860) fue un filósofo alemán, de nacionalidad prusiana, considerado uno de los más brillantes del siglo xix y de más importancia en la filosofía occidental. Schopenhauer participó de los movimientos: pesimismo, voluntarismo, nihilismo, ateísmo, antinatalismo fue autor de obras notables como: El mundo como voluntad y representación...
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