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Tilattavissa olevat kirjat: Self and World in Schopenhauers Philosophy
Kirjan nimi: Self and World in Schopenhauers Philosophy
Tekijä: Janaway Christopher
Sivumäärä: 378
Kieli:  Englanti
Ilmestymisvuosi: 1989
ISBN: 0198249691
Hinta: 39.00 €
Sidosasu: Sidottu
Sisällön kuvaus:
The definitive study of the most important area of Schopenhauers thoughtIlluminates current work on the self. Clear and accessible for readers new to Schopenhauer.Brings together Anglo-American and Continental European approaches to philosophy. Arthur Schopenhauers 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 Janaways approach to it is historical, yet at the same time has a clear philosophical emphasis. He explores in unusual depth Schopenhauers 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 Contents Introduction 1. The Development of Schopenhauers 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
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