Robert J. (University of Auckland) Wicks,
R Wicks
John Wiley & Sons
e druk, 2008
9781405134804
Schopenhauer
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Paperback, 216 blz.
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Engels
John Wiley & Sons |
e druk, 2008
ISBN13: 9781405134804
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Blackwell Great Minds
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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.
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ISBN13:9781405134804
Taal:Engels
Bindwijze:paperback
Aantal pagina's:216
Uitgever:John Wiley & Sons
Serie:Blackwell Great Minds
Inhoudsopgave
Preface.
<p>Acknowledgments.</p>
<p>Abbreviations.</p>
<p>Chapter One: The Philosophy of a Nonconformist (1788–1860).</p>
<p>I. The Unsettled Years: 1788–1831.</p>
<p>II. The Stable Years: 1833–1860.</p>
<p>Part I: Schopenhauer s Theoretical Philosophy.</p>
<p>Chapter Two: Historical Background.</p>
<p>I. Mind–Dependent Qualities versus Mind–Independent Qualities.</p>
<p>II. Space and Time.</p>
<p>Chapter Three: The Principle of Sufficient Reason.</p>
<p>I. The Root of All Explanation.</p>
<p>II. The Four Basic Forms of Explanation.</p>
<p>Chapter Four: Schopenhauer s Idealism and his Criticism of Kant.</p>
<p>I. The Rejection of a Mind–Independent Reality.</p>
<p>II. Kant s Theory of Perception.</p>
<p>III. Kant s Use of the Term Object .</p>
<p>IV. The Logic of Manifestation.</p>
<p>Chapter Five: The World in Itself as a Meaningless and Almighty Will.</p>
<p>I. Universal Subjectivity.</p>
<p>II. The World as Will.</p>
<p>III. The Two–Tiered Objectification of the Will: Platonic Ideas and Spatio–Temporal Individuals.</p>
<p>Chapter Six: Critical Interpretations of the World as Will.</p>
<p>I. Scientific Knowledge, Philosophical Knowledge, and Mystical Knowledge.</p>
<p>II. Regular Time versus the Eternal Present.</p>
<p>Part II: Schopenhauer s Practical Philosophy.</p>
<p>Chapter Seven: Endless Suffering in the Daily World.</p>
<p>I. A Universal Will Without Purpose.</p>
<p>II. The Purposelessness of Schopenhauer s Thing–in–Itself.</p>
<p>III. Life as Embittering: Schopenhauer and Buddhism.</p>
<p>Chapter Eight: Tranquility I: Sublimity, Genius, and Aesthetic Experience.</p>
<p>I. Platonic Ideas and Aesthetic Experience.</p>
<p>II. Artistic Genius and the Communication Theory of Art.</p>
<p>III. The Hierarchy of the Visual and Verbal Arts.</p>
<p>IV. Tragedy and Sublimity.</p>
<p>V. Music and Metaphysical Experience.</p>
<p>Chapter Nine: Tranquility II: Christlike Virtue and Moral Awareness.</p>
<p>I. Empathy as the Foundation of Moral Awareness.</p>
<p>II. Intelligible, Empirical, and Acquired Character.</p>
<p>III. Humanity s Sublime Anguish.</p>
<p>Chapter Ten: Tranquility III: Asceticism, Mysticism, and Buddhism.</p>
<p>I. The Possibility of the Denial–of–the–Will.</p>
<p>II. Christian Quietism, Yogic Ecstasy, and Buddhist Enlightenment.</p>
<p>III. Asceticism and Spiritual Purification.</p>
<p>Part III: Schopenhauer in Perspective.</p>
<p>Chapter Eleven: Schopenhauer, Nietzsche, and Eternal Life.</p>
<p>I. The Question of Life s Value.</p>
<p>II. Funereal Imagery and Nietzsche s Theory of Tragedy.</p>
<p>III. Schopenhauer s Moral Awareness and Eternal Recurrence.</p>
<p>IV. The Eternalistic Illusion of Supreme Health.</p>
<p>V. Nietzsche s Madness and Eternalistic Consciousness.</p>
<p>Chapter Twelve: Schopenhauer, Hegel, and Alienated Labor.</p>
<p>I. The World s Essence: Rational or Irrational?.</p>
<p>II. Labor, Imprisonment, and Christianity.</p>
<p>III. The World as Will and Representation and Self–Consciousness in Hegel s.</p>
<p>Phenomenology.</p>
<p>Chapter Thirteen: Schopenhauer, Wittgenstein, and the Unspeakable.</p>
<p>I. The Quest for Absolute Value.</p>
<p>II. What the Philosophical Investigations Cannot Say.</p>
<p>Conclusion: Idealism and the Will to Peace.</p>
<p>I. The Plausibility of Schopenhauer s Idealism.</p>
<p>II. The Explanatory Weakness of a Blind and Senseless Will.</p>
<p>III. The Prospect of Peace.</p>
<p>Bibliography</p>
<p>Acknowledgments.</p>
<p>Abbreviations.</p>
<p>Chapter One: The Philosophy of a Nonconformist (1788–1860).</p>
<p>I. The Unsettled Years: 1788–1831.</p>
<p>II. The Stable Years: 1833–1860.</p>
<p>Part I: Schopenhauer s Theoretical Philosophy.</p>
<p>Chapter Two: Historical Background.</p>
<p>I. Mind–Dependent Qualities versus Mind–Independent Qualities.</p>
<p>II. Space and Time.</p>
<p>Chapter Three: The Principle of Sufficient Reason.</p>
<p>I. The Root of All Explanation.</p>
<p>II. The Four Basic Forms of Explanation.</p>
<p>Chapter Four: Schopenhauer s Idealism and his Criticism of Kant.</p>
<p>I. The Rejection of a Mind–Independent Reality.</p>
<p>II. Kant s Theory of Perception.</p>
<p>III. Kant s Use of the Term Object .</p>
<p>IV. The Logic of Manifestation.</p>
<p>Chapter Five: The World in Itself as a Meaningless and Almighty Will.</p>
<p>I. Universal Subjectivity.</p>
<p>II. The World as Will.</p>
<p>III. The Two–Tiered Objectification of the Will: Platonic Ideas and Spatio–Temporal Individuals.</p>
<p>Chapter Six: Critical Interpretations of the World as Will.</p>
<p>I. Scientific Knowledge, Philosophical Knowledge, and Mystical Knowledge.</p>
<p>II. Regular Time versus the Eternal Present.</p>
<p>Part II: Schopenhauer s Practical Philosophy.</p>
<p>Chapter Seven: Endless Suffering in the Daily World.</p>
<p>I. A Universal Will Without Purpose.</p>
<p>II. The Purposelessness of Schopenhauer s Thing–in–Itself.</p>
<p>III. Life as Embittering: Schopenhauer and Buddhism.</p>
<p>Chapter Eight: Tranquility I: Sublimity, Genius, and Aesthetic Experience.</p>
<p>I. Platonic Ideas and Aesthetic Experience.</p>
<p>II. Artistic Genius and the Communication Theory of Art.</p>
<p>III. The Hierarchy of the Visual and Verbal Arts.</p>
<p>IV. Tragedy and Sublimity.</p>
<p>V. Music and Metaphysical Experience.</p>
<p>Chapter Nine: Tranquility II: Christlike Virtue and Moral Awareness.</p>
<p>I. Empathy as the Foundation of Moral Awareness.</p>
<p>II. Intelligible, Empirical, and Acquired Character.</p>
<p>III. Humanity s Sublime Anguish.</p>
<p>Chapter Ten: Tranquility III: Asceticism, Mysticism, and Buddhism.</p>
<p>I. The Possibility of the Denial–of–the–Will.</p>
<p>II. Christian Quietism, Yogic Ecstasy, and Buddhist Enlightenment.</p>
<p>III. Asceticism and Spiritual Purification.</p>
<p>Part III: Schopenhauer in Perspective.</p>
<p>Chapter Eleven: Schopenhauer, Nietzsche, and Eternal Life.</p>
<p>I. The Question of Life s Value.</p>
<p>II. Funereal Imagery and Nietzsche s Theory of Tragedy.</p>
<p>III. Schopenhauer s Moral Awareness and Eternal Recurrence.</p>
<p>IV. The Eternalistic Illusion of Supreme Health.</p>
<p>V. Nietzsche s Madness and Eternalistic Consciousness.</p>
<p>Chapter Twelve: Schopenhauer, Hegel, and Alienated Labor.</p>
<p>I. The World s Essence: Rational or Irrational?.</p>
<p>II. Labor, Imprisonment, and Christianity.</p>
<p>III. The World as Will and Representation and Self–Consciousness in Hegel s.</p>
<p>Phenomenology.</p>
<p>Chapter Thirteen: Schopenhauer, Wittgenstein, and the Unspeakable.</p>
<p>I. The Quest for Absolute Value.</p>
<p>II. What the Philosophical Investigations Cannot Say.</p>
<p>Conclusion: Idealism and the Will to Peace.</p>
<p>I. The Plausibility of Schopenhauer s Idealism.</p>
<p>II. The Explanatory Weakness of a Blind and Senseless Will.</p>
<p>III. The Prospect of Peace.</p>
<p>Bibliography</p>