Mathijs Peters studied Philosophy at Utrecht University, The Netherlands, The New School for Social Research, USA and the Institut Catholique de Paris, France. He obtained his PhD-degree at the University of Essex, UK and has published on Schopenhauer, Adorno and Merleau-Ponty, as well as on the relationship between philosophy and popular culture. Currently, he is a researcher at the 'Postwachstumskolleg' of the Friedrich Schiller University of Jena, Germany.

• Preface List of Abbreviations 1. Introduction PART I: DETERMINISM, RATIONALITY, EMBODIMENT 2. A Paradox of Transcendence and Immanence 3. The World as Will 4. Irrationalism and Pessimism 5. The Whole is the Wrong 6. The Twitching of the Hand PART II: MORALITY, SALVATION, HAPPINESS 7. Neminem Laede - Injure No One 8. Being a Good Animal 9. The Road to Salvation 10. Rien Faire Comme une Bete 11. Conclusion Bibliography Index