Self and World in Schopenhauer's Philosophy

AvChristopher Janaway

Häftad, Engelska, 1999

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Arthur Schopenhauer's central philosophical achievement was his account of the self and its relation to the world of objects. Embracing epistemological, metaphysical, psychological, and physiological concerns, his dynamic system of thought reveals in a unique way the serious philosophical conflicts that can arise when we think about the self. This book is the first full-length study of this theme, and Christopher Janaway's approach to it is historical, yet at the same time has a clear philosophical emphasis. He explores in unusual depth Schopenhauer's often ambivalent relation to Kant, seeing him as a pertinent critic, especially on the issues of idealism and free will. He shows that, while accepting transcendental idealism and the notion of a pure knowing 'I', Schopenhauer was always concerned to establish a rival view of the self as willing: primarily active, embodied, organic, and manifesting pre-rational ends and drives. In the final part of the book Janaway highlights the influence of Schop

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:1999-07-22
Mått:139 x 215 x 20 mm
Vikt:557 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:390
Förlag:OUP OXFORD
ISBN:9780198250036

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Filosofiska discipliner inom Filosofi och religion

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Christopher Janaway is Reader in Philosophy at Birkbeck College, University of London.

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An unusual and superlative work that does more than justice to the epistemic and metaphysical issues that lie at the heart of a philosophical understanding of the self and the world....What is striking about this original study is the detailed and illuminating analysis of the Kantian background of Schopenhauer's thought, the careful examination of Schopenhauer's idealist standpoint, his distinctions between subject and object, and the thoughtful and insightful analyses of 'will' and 'willing

Innehållsförteckning

Introduction ; 1. The Development of Schopenhauer's Philosophy ; 2. Kantian Objects ; 3. Kantian Subjects ; 4. Subject and Object in Schopenhauer ; 5. Idealism ; 6. Materialism ; 7. Knowing the Thing in Itself ; 8. Willing and Acting ; 9. Determinism and Responsibility ; 10. The Primacy of Will ; 11. Freedom from Will ; 12. Self and World ; 13. Remarks on Wittgenstein and Nietzsche ; 14. Conclusions ; Bibliography; Index