Arthur Schopenhauer

The German philosopher explains his thoughts about intellectual perception and abstract representation and critically analyzes Kant's ideas and teachings. Bibliogs

The World as Will and Representation

One of the greatest philosophers of the nineteenth century, Schopenhauer (1788-1860) believed that human action is determined not by reason but by 'will' - the blind and irrational desire for physical existence. This selection of his writings on religion, ethics, politics, women, suicide, books and many other themes is taken from Schopenhauer's last work, Parerga and Paralipomena, which he published in 1851. These pieces depict humanity as locked in a struggle beyond good and evil, and each individual absolutely free within a Godless world, in which art, morality and self-awareness are our only salvation. This innovative - and pessimistic - view has proved powerfully influential upon philosophy and art, directly affecting the work of Nietzsche, Wittgenstein and Wagner among others.

Essays and Aphorisms

Mutlu Olma Sanati

E. F. J. Payne

The German philosopher explains his thoughts about intellectual perception and abstract representation and critically analyzes Kant's ideas and teachings. Bibliogs.

Throughout history, some books have changed the world. They have transformed the way we see ourselves - and each other. They have inspired debate, dissent, war and revolution. They have enlightened, outraged, provoked and comforted. They have enriched lives - and destroyed them. Now Penguin brings you the works of the great thinkers, pioneers, radicals and visionaries whose ideas shook civilization, and helped make us who we are.

On the Suffering of the World

The Art of Always Being Right

The Essays Of Arthur Schopenhauer

Studies In Pessimism

A selection of Schopenhauer's works, containing a scathing attack on the nature and logic of religion. Includes an essay on ethics that ranges from the American slavery debate to the vices of Buddhism.

The Horrors and Absurdities of Religion

Yasam Bilgeligi Üzerine Aforizmalar

Franco Volpi

esposta in 50 massime

L'arte di essere felici

Veysel Atayman

Aşkın Metafiziği

CONTENTSOn the Sufferings of the WorldOn the Vanity of ExistenceOn SuicideImmortality: A DialoguePsychological ObservationsOn EducationOf WomenOn NoiseA Few Parables

Studies in Pessimism

Eugene Thacker

Tartışma sanatının incelikleri

فن العيش الحكيم

A succinct and entertaining guide to the art of debate.

SCHOPENHAUER, ARTHUR (1788-1860) é um dos mais importantes filósofos alemães. Ele achava que o mundo nada mais era do que uma representação formada pelo indivíduo. Influenciou Freud, Nietzsche e Bergson com seu pessimismo e foi o responsável por introduzir o budismo à metafísica alemã. Foi além do idealismo kantiano e tinha em Hegel seu principal opositor. Suas obras mais importantes são O mundo como vontade e representação (1819) e Parerga e Paralipomena (1851).Nesta antologia de ensaios recolhidos de Parerga e Paralipomena, o leitor vai encontrar textos que trazem as mais ferinas, entusiasmadas e cômicas reflexões acerca do ofício do próprio Schopenhauer, isto é, o ato de pensar, a escrita, a leitura, a avaliação de obras de outras pessoas, o mundo erudito como um todo. São eles: 'Sobre a erudição e os eruditos', 'Pensar por si mesmo', 'Sobre a escrita e o estilo', 'Sobre a leitura e os livros' e 'Sobre a linguagem e as palavras'. Embora redigidos na primeira metade do século 19, estes ensaios, ao tratar sobre o mundo das letras, os vícios do pensamento humano, as armadilhas da escrita e da crítica, continuam válidos hoje talvez mais do que nunca. E, marca personalíssima do autor, são modernos, pulsantes de vida, de inteligência e humor.

A arte de escrever

A new, comprehensive English anthology What is the meaning of life? How should I live? Is there any purpose to the universe? Generations have turned to the great German philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer for answers to such essential questions of existence. His influence has extended not only to later philosophers—Nietzsche, Freud, and Wittgenstein among them—but also to musicians, artists, and important novelists such as Tolstoy, Thomas Mann, and Proust. The Essential Schopenhauer, the most comprehensive English anthology now available of this seminal thinker’s writings, will open English readers to Schopenhauer’s profound ideas. Selected by Wolfgang Schirmacher, president of the International Schopenhauer Association, The Essential Schopenhauer is an invaluable and accessible introduction to Schopenhauer’s powerful body of work.

Key Selections from The World As Will and Representation and Other Writings

The Essential Schopenhauer

A. C. Grayling

In discussions and meetings the aim of everyone is to persuade. Yet we know that really the best result is obtained by the person who is most skilled in holding his position. This title catalogues the 38 subtle tricks businessmen, negotiators, politicians, lawyers use to gain advantage.

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