Schopenhauer by Christopher Janaway
Schopenhauer is the most readable of German philosophers. This book gives a succinct explanation of his metaphysical system, concentrating on the original aspects of his thought, which inspired many artists and thinkers including Nietzsche, Wagner, Freud, and Wittgenstein. Schopenhauer's central notion is that of the will - a blind, irrational force that he uses to interpret both the human mind and the whole of nature. Seeing human behaviour as that of a natural organism governed by the will to life, Schopenhauer developed radical insights concerning the unconscious and sexuality which influenced both psychologists and philosophers.-
Philosophy: A Very Short Introduction
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Medical Ethics: A Very Short Introduction
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Jung
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The Brain
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The Palestinian-Israeli Conflict
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The French Revolution: A Very Short Introduction
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Classics
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Game Theory
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Logic: A Very Short Introduction
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Political Philosophy
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Literary Theory
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The Roman Empire: A Very Short Introduction
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Psychology
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Existentialism
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Marx: A Very Short Introduction
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Ethics: A Very Short Introduction
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Buddhism
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Forensic Psychology
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Feminism
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Classical Mythology
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History
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The Spanish Civil War
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Quantum Theory
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Mathematics
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Freud
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International Relations: A Very Short Introduction
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The History of Medicine
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Particle Physics: A Very Short Introduction
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Ancient Philosophy: A Very Short Introduction
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British Politics: A Very Short Introduction
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The First World War
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Consciousness: A Very Short Introduction
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The Cold War: A Very Short Introduction
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Foucault: A Very Short Introduction
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Islam: A Very Short Introduction
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Nietzsche
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Philosophy of Science: A Very Short Introduction
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Socialism: A Very Short Introduction
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Kant
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Linguistics
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Art History: A Very Short Introduction
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The Roman Republic
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Child Psychology
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The Russian Revolution
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Ancient Greece
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Medical Ethics
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Autism
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Witchcraft
an excellent brief introduction to Schopenhauer's thought - well-written, concise, and pitched at just the right level* Christopher Norris, University of Wales *
Christopher Janaway is Senior Lecturer in Philosophy at Birbeck College, University of London.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780192802590 |
| ISBN 10 | 0192802593 |
| Title | Schopenhauer |
| Author | Christopher Janaway |
| Series | Very Short Introductions |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press |
| Year published | 2002-02-21 |
| Number of pages | 160 |
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