Schopenhauer

This innovative volume presents an insightful philosophical portrait of the life and work of Arthur Schopenhauer. <br /> <ul> <li style=”list-style: none”><br /> </li> <li>Focuses on the concept of the sublime as it clarifies Schopenhauer’s aesthetic theory, moral theory and asceticism<br /> </li> <li>Explores the substantial relationships between Schopenhauer’s philosophy and Buddhism, Hinduism, and Christianity<br /> </li> <li>Defends Schopenhauer’s position that absolute truth can be known and described as a blindly striving, all-permeating, universal “Will”<br /> </li> <li>Examines the influence of Asian philosophy on Schopenhauer<br /> </li> <li>Describes the relationships between Schopenhauer’s thought and that of Hegel, Nietzsche, and Wittgenstein.</li> </ul>