On The Suffering Of The World

Informationen zum Autor Arthur Schopenhauer was born in Danzig in 1788. He went on to study medicine and science at Gottingen University and in 1810 began to study philosophy. In 1811 he transferred to Berlin to write his doctoral thesis, and began to write The World as Will and Idea, a complete exploration of his philosophy, which was finished in 1818. Although the book failed to sell, his belief in his own views sustained him through twenty-five years of frustrated desire for fame. In 1844 brought a much expanded edition of his book, which after his death became one of the most widely read of all philosophical works. His fame was established in 1851 with the publication of Parerga and Paralipomena. He died in 1860. Klappentext Asearing vision of the human condition - Schopenhauer's perception of the importance of art, morality and self-awareness in a blind struggle against a Godless, meaningless world radically transformed our understanding of the individual and remains a searing vision of the human condition. Zusammenfassung Schopenhauer's perception of the importance of art, morality and self awareness in a blind struggle against a Godless, meaningless world radically transformed our understanding of the individual and remains a searing vision of the human condition.

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Arthur Schopenhauer, Schopenhauer Arthur
• Edition: Penguin Books Uk
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Poche format A
• Sortie: 02.09.2004
• EAN: 9780141018942
• ISBN: 978-0-14-101894-2
• Pages: 144
• Dimensions: 111 mm x 181 mm x 8 mm
• Thèmes: Penguin Great Ideas; Penguin Books, Great Ideas; Great Ideas; Penguin Press Great Ideas; Penguin Great Ideas; Penguin Press Great Ideas; Penguin Books, Great Ideas
• Catégories: Littérature > Littérature (récits); Littérature spécialisée > Philosophie, religion > Philosophie: de l'Antiquité à nos jours; PHILOSOPHY / History & Surveys / General, Western philosophy: c 1600 to c 1900, Philosophical traditions and schools of thought