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The Two Fundamental Problems of Ethics
Arthur Schopenhauer
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Description for The Two Fundamental Problems of Ethics
Paperback. Schopenhauer's two essays On the Freedom of the Will and On the Basis of Morals form his complete system of ethics. Their doctrines are here presented in more accessible, self-contained form than in his larger work, and in a new translation, introduced by Christopher Janaway, that preserves Schopenhauer's style in modern English. Translator(s): Cartwright, David; Erdmann, Edward E. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: HPCD; HPQ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 196 x 132 x 17. Weight in Grams: 244.
'my philosophy is like Thebes with a hundred gates: one can enter from all sides and through each gate arrive at the direct path to the centre' Schopenhauer's two essays On the Freedom of the Will and On the Basis of Morals form his complete system of ethics. Their doctrines, continuous with those in his major work The World as Will and Representation, are presented here in more accessible, self-contained form. Schopenhauer argues, in uniquely powerful prose, that self-consciousness gives the illusion of freedom and that human actions are determined, but that we rightly feel guilt because our actions ... Read more
'my philosophy is like Thebes with a hundred gates: one can enter from all sides and through each gate arrive at the direct path to the centre' Schopenhauer's two essays On the Freedom of the Will and On the Basis of Morals form his complete system of ethics. Their doctrines, continuous with those in his major work The World as Will and Representation, are presented here in more accessible, self-contained form. Schopenhauer argues, in uniquely powerful prose, that self-consciousness gives the illusion of freedom and that human actions are determined, but that we rightly feel guilt because our actions ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Series
Oxford World's Classics
Condition
New
Weight
250g
Number of Pages
352
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780199297221
SKU
V9780199297221
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About Arthur Schopenhauer
David Cartwright has published widely on Schopenhauer. He has edited Payne's translations of On the Will in Nature (1992) and On Vision and Colors (1994) for which he also wrote introductions. He is the author of numerous articles and has also published the Historical Dictionary of Schopenhauer's Philosophy (2005). Christopher Janaway is the author of the Very Short Introduction ... Read more
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