Schopenhauer
by Robert J. Wicks
2021-01-07 10:59:30
This innovative volume presents an insightful philosophical portrait of the life and work of Arthur Schopenhauer. Focuses on the concept of the sublime as it clarifies Schopenhauer’s aesthetic theory, moral theory and asceticism Explores t...
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This innovative volume presents an insightful philosophical portrait of the life and work of Arthur Schopenhauer.
- Focuses on the concept of the sublime as it clarifies Schopenhauer’s aesthetic theory, moral theory and asceticism
- Explores the substantial relationships between Schopenhauer’s philosophy and Buddhism, Hinduism, and Christianity
- Defends Schopenhauer’s position that absolute truth can be known and described as a blindly striving, all-permeating, universal “Will”
- Examines the influence of Asian philosophy on Schopenhauer
- Describes the relationships between Schopenhauer’s thought and that of Hegel, Nietzsche, and Wittgenstein.
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