Schopenhauer /

"Beginning with a look at his early life and the people and circumstances that shaped his thinking, the book situates Schopenhauer's philosophical work within the context of these formative years. It examines Schopenhauer's aesthetic and moral theories, his affinity toward Asian mysti...

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Main Author: Wicks, Robert, 1954-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Language Notes:English.
Published: Malden, MA ; Oxford : Blackwell Pub., 2008.
Series:Blackwell great minds ; 6.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:"Beginning with a look at his early life and the people and circumstances that shaped his thinking, the book situates Schopenhauer's philosophical work within the context of these formative years. It examines Schopenhauer's aesthetic and moral theories, his affinity toward Asian mysticism and Christianity, as well as his ideas about the sublime, consciousness, empathy, humanity, and "Will." This volume focuses on the composition and structure of Schopenhauer's philosophy and explores his intellectual links to Hegel, Nietzsche, and Wittgenstein."--Jacket.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xiv, 199 pages)
Format:Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 191-193) and index.
ISBN:9780470696668
0470696664
9780470695906
0470695900
1282342118
9781282342118
9786612342110
6612342110