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The two fundamental problems of ethics / Arthur Schopenhauer ; translated and edited by Christopher Janaway

Author
Schopenhauer, Arthur, 1788-1860
Uniform Title
Über die Freiheit des menschlichen Willens. English
Published
New York : Cambridge University Press, [2009]
Copyright Date
©2009
Physical Description
1 online resource (lii, 281 pages).
Additional Creators
Janaway, Christopher and Schopenhauer, Arthur, 1788-1860
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Contents
Prize essay on the freedom of the will -- Prize essay on the basis of morals.
Summary
"Arthur Schopenhauer's The Two Fundamental Problems of Ethics (1841) consists of two groundbreaking essays: 'On the Freedom of the Will' and 'On the Basis of Morals'. The essays make original contributions to ethics and display Schopenhauer's erudition, prose-style and flair for philosophical controversy, as well as philosophical views that contrast sharply with the positions of both Kant and Nietzsche. Written accessibly, they do not presuppose the intricate metaphysics which Schopenhauer constructs elsewhere. This is the first English translation of these works to re-unite both essays in one volume. It offers a new translation by Christopher Janaway, together with an introduction, editorial notes on Schopenhauer's vocabulary and the different editions of his essays, a chronology of his life, a bibliography, and a glossary of names."--Jacket
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ISBN
9780511580970 (electronic bk.)
0511580975 (electronic bk.)
9780521871402
Bibliography Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages l-liii) and index.
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