The Two Fundamental Problems of Ethics (The Cambridge Edition of the Works of Schopenhauer)

Schopenhauer, Arthur

ISBN 10: 1107414741 / ISBN 13: 9781107414747

Published by Cambridge University Press, 2014

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This translation is the first English edition to reunite Schopenhauer's two major essays on ethics in one volume. Series: The Cambridge Edition of the Works of Schopenhauer. Num Pages: 334 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPCD; HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 45. . 2014. Reprint. paperback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Two Fundamental Problems of Ethics (The Cambridge Edition of the Works of Schopenhauer)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication Date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1107414741
• ISBN 13: 9781107414747
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

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.

About the Author

Christopher Janaway is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Southampton. His many publications include Schopenhauer: A Very Short Introduction (2002) and he is editor of The Cambridge Companion to Schopenhauer (1999).