Presents an introduction to philosophy, covering the origins of the discipline, some of the major figures of the past, and philosophical issues which still continue to be debated in the present day.
"What is philosophy? What can philosophy offer us? What brings us to think philosophically? Arthur Schopenhauer's writings offer fascinating answers to these questions that have largely been overlooked until now. In Schopenhauer and the Nature of Philosophy, Jonathan Head explor…
"This volume brings together internationally recognized Schopenhauer scholars to develop new perspectives on his moral philosophy. Despite anticipating and engaging with many of the arguments now recognisable in Anglophone moral philosophy, Arthur Schopenhauer has often been ove…
Schopenhauer in context: the "oriental renaissance" -- Schopenhauer's Indian sources: Hinduism -- Schopenhauer's Indian sources: Buddhism -- "Representation": Schopenhauer and the reality-status of the world -- The reality-status of the empirical world: the Mādhyamika teaching -…
In this comprehensive introduction, Julian Young covers the major aspects of Schopenhauer's philosophy. He discusses the central areas of Schopenhauer's metaphysics, fundamental to understanding his work as a whole.
Este libro ofrece una introducción tan accesible como rigurosa al pensamiento de Schopenhauer, presentando una particular atención a sus reflexiones acerca del destino, la libertad, la muerte, el sueño y la voluntad.
"Siempre he considerado que la filosofía no debe ser algo intelectual, sino algo que sal ed nuestra sensibilidad", solía decir el gran escritor polaco Witold Gombrowicz, autor de novelas convertidas en mito como Ferdydurke, Pornografía o Cosmos, además de Transatlántico y Los po…