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Schopenhauer’s Pessimism in Context

, 2020
In this chapter, the author attempts to establish what is philosophically living and what is philosophically dead in Schopenhauer’s pessimism. Against the background of the intriguing the history of the terms “optimism” and “pessimism”—in debates about ...
Mark Migotti
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Schopenhauer

2010
In his quest to solve 'the ever-disquieting riddle of existence', Schopenhauer explored almost every dimension of human existence, developing a darkly compelling worldview that found deep resonance in contemporary literature, music, philosophy, and psychology. This is the first comprehensive biography of Schopenhauer written in English.
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Schopenhauer

2009
Abstract Schopenhauer’s attitude to morality is most strongly influenced by Kant. He does not discuss any of Kant’s predecessors in any detail. He has more to say about Kant’s successors, but he believes they are misguided; he disagrees both with previous attempts to develop Kant’s general position and with Hegel’s attempt to treat ...
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The Enduring Kantian Presence in Schopenhauer’s Philosophy

, 2020
Most commentators hold that Schopenhauer breaks with Kant’s transcendental idealism insofar as he identifies the thing-in-itself with “Will.” By contrast, in this chapter, the author argues that Schopenhauer’s system bears a complicated yet faithful ...
Sandra Shapshay
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Schopenhauer on Law and Justice

, 2020
This chapter explores Schopenhauer’s jurisprudence in the context of his writings on law and justice. Consistent with the will-and-representation dualism in the grounding of his overall approach to philosophy, Schopenhauer’s analyses of law and justice ...
Raymond B. Marcin
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Was Schopenhauer a Kantian Ethicist?

, 2020
Commentators have generally seen the compassionate person as a second-rate character vis-à-vis the ascetic ‘saint’ who denies the will-to-life and resigns from willing altogether in Schopenhauer's ethical thought.
Sandra Shapshay
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Schopenhauer and Hindu Thought

, 2020
This chapter begins with a presentation of writers during Schopenhauer’s time who also wrote about Hindu thought, such as Herder, Schelling, the Schlegel brothers, and Hegel, contrasting them with Schopenhauer’s relatively more knowledgeable approach. It
R. R. Singh
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Schopenhauer

2014
Un profilo filosofico di Schopenhauer e dei maggiori problemi teorici del suo ...
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The Inscrutable Riddle of Schopenhauer’s Relations to Jews and to Judaism

, 2020
This chapter considers Schopenhauer’s relationship to Jews and Judaism through the concept of “metaphysical anti-Judaism”—a concept that distinguishes Schopenhauer’s more abstract and theoretical attitude about Jewish religion in his references to ...
J. Golomb
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Schopenhauer and Christianity

, 2020
This chapter explores Schopenhauer’s complex relationship with Christianity and Christian thought. It charts the development of his relationship with religion to the point where he shapes a critically interpretive and frequently comparative theory of ...
G. Mannion
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