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  • Paperback: 304 pages
  • Publisher: Routledge; 1 edition (18 April 2005)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0415333474
  • ISBN-13: 978-0415333474
  • Product Dimensions: 21.3 x 13.5 x 2.3 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
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'This is a comprehensive, sensible and lucidly presented account of Schopenhauer's philosophy. The author succeeds in showing why Schopenhauer still deserves to be studied, but at the same time he is appropriately critical when discussing Schopenhauer's doctrines and arguments.' - Severin Schroeder, University of Oxford

'This is a comprehensive, sensible and lucidly presented account of Schopenhauer's philosophy. The author succeeds in showing why Schopenhauer still deserves to be studied, but at the same time he is appropriately critical when discussing Schopenhauer's doctrines and arguments.' - Severin Schroeder, University of Oxford

'...an accessible, thoughtful, penetrating critical introduction to Schopenhauer... The book's greatest strengths are its clear analysis of Schopenhauer's arguments and its thorough examination of them. An excellent introduction for those new to Schopenhauer and a significant challenge to his apologists.' - William Schroeder, Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews



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Arthur Schopenhauer (1788-1860) was one of the greatest writers and German philosophers of the nineteenth century. His work influenced figures as diverse as Wagner, Freud and Nietzsche. Best known as a pessimist, he was one of the few philosophers read and admired by Wittgenstein. In this comprehensive introduction, Julian Young covers all the main aspects of Schopenhauer's philosophy. Beginning with an overview of Schopenhauer's life and work, he introduces the central aspects of his metaphysics fundamental to understanding his work as a whole: his philosophical idealism and debt to the philosophy of Kant; his attempt to answer the question of what the world is; his account of science; and in particular his idea that 'will' is the essence of all things. Julian Young then introduces and assesses Schopenhauer's aesthetics, which occupy a central place in his philosophy. He carefully examines Schopenhauer's theories of the sublime, artistic genius and music, before assessing his ethics of compassion, his arguments for pessimism and his account of 'salvation'. In the final chapter, he considers Schopenhauer's legacy and his influence on the thought of Nietzsche and Wittgenstein, making this an ideal starting point for those coming to Schopenhauer for the first time.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Where there's a will ....................................., 7 Mar 2008
Schopenhauer stands out among the Great German Thinkers by virtue of not
being unremittingly dishonest - at least some of the time he attempts to
tell it as it is. This said, his infamous and stupid Essay On Women exhibits Heideggerian powers of self-deception. Much of Schopenhauer's
writing is easily read, but there is a central core that cannot be
penetrated without some understanding of Kant and his so-miscalled
critical philosophy. Professor Young helps here - his book is an
accessible and entertaining guide to Schopenhauer's teaching and its
influence. Some readers may find his account a trifle bland. After all,
German Idealism (in which Schopenhauer played a part) gave rise to Marx
and through him to millions of ideologically-inspired murders, and less
indirectly it was a significant corrosive factor in the intellectual
life of the Weimar Republic. Schopenhauer was, of course, an antisemite.
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4.0 out of 5 stars A good introduction to Schopenhauer, 21 Oct 2009
By Poul J. Basse (Denmark) - See all my reviews
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The book covers all the aspects of 'The world as will and representation'.
It is written in a way that makes it easy to understand the concepts of Schopenhauer.
I recommend this book for all newcommers to 'The world as will and representation' and for those who have a little understand of the book beforehand, but who wants a deeper understanding.
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