On the Basis of Morality by Arthur Schopenhauer

On the Basis of Morality by Arthur Schopenhauer

This edition originally published by Berghahn Books. Schopenhauer's treatise on ethics is presented here in E. F. J. Payne’s definitive translation, based on the Hubscher edition (Wiesbaden, 1946-1950). This edition includes an Introduction by David Cartwright, a translator’s preface, biographical note, selected bibliography, and an index. For convenient reference to passages in Kant's work discussed by Schopenhauer, Academy edition numbers have been added.

Schopenhauer's On the Basis of Morality deserves to be a standard text for courses in religious ethicsIt doesn’t fit into the prevalent genealogies of virtue ethics and utilitarianism, thus reminding us of other genealogies (pessimism, Nietzsche, Buddhism). It poses fundamental questions about the monotheistic background to the dominant ethical systems of the day as virtually no other work does. I have found that reading it after an intensive study of Kant's ethical and religious writings leads to fantastic discussions, which open the floor for great insights into the relation of religion and ethics.--Mark Larrimore, Princeton University

Arthur Schopenhauer was a German philosopher whose work was a reaction to Hegelian idealism and constitutes one of the pillars of Western pessimist thought. He is the author of such seminal texts as Parerga and Paralipomena, The Wisdom of Life, and The World as Will and Representation.

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ISBN 13	9780872204423
ISBN 10	0872204421
Title	On the Basis of Morality
Author	Arthur Schopenhauer
Series	Hackett Classics
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Hackett Publishing Co, Inc
Year published	1999-06-01
Number of pages	226
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