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Book synopsis

This innovative volume presents an insightful philosophical portrait of the life and work of Arthur Schopenhauer. * Focuses on the concept of the sublime as it clarifies Schopenhauer's aesthetic theory, moral theory and asceticism * Explores the substantial relationships between Schopenhauer's philosophy and Buddhism, Hinduism, and Christianity * Defends Schopenhauer's position that absolute truth can be known and described as a blindly striving, all-permeating, universal "Will" * Examines the influence of Asian philosophy on Schopenhauer * Describes the relationships between Schopenhauer's thought and that of Hegel, Nietzsche, and Wittgenstein.

Book details

Book category Books in English Humanities Philosophy History of Western philosophy

• Full title: Schopenhauer
• Author: Robert J. Wicks
• Language: English
• Binding: Hardback
• Number of pages: 216
• EAN: 9781405134798
• ISBN: 1405134798
• ID: 04955058
• Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd
• Weight: 470 g
• Dimensions: 238 × 166 × 22 mm
• Date of publishing: 28. March 2008

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