Schopenhauer, Christopher Janaway
Schopenhauer, Christopher Janaway
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Schopenhauer
A Very Short Introduction

Author: Christopher Janaway

Narrator: Christopher Janaway

Unabridged: 5 hr 9 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 06/08/2021

Synopsis

Schopenhauer is considered to be the most readable of German philosophers. This book gives a succinct explanation of his metaphysical system, concentrating on the original aspects of his thought, which inspired many artists and thinkers including Nietzsche, Wagner, Freud, and Wittgenstein. Schopenhauer's central notion is that of the will—a blind, irrational force that he uses to interpret both the human mind and the whole of nature. Seeing human behavior as that of a natural organism governed by the will to life, Schopenhauer developed radical insights concerning the unconscious and sexuality which influenced both psychologists and philosophers

About Christopher Janaway

Christopher Janaway is a professor of philosophy at the University of Southampton. His main work is in history of philosophy, specializing in the philosophy of Arthur Schopenhauer and Friedrich Nietzsche. Janaway's books include Schopenhauer: A Very Short Introduction and Beyond Selflessness: Reading Nietzsche's Genealogy.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Glenn on August 01, 2018

Christopher Janaway’s little book on the life and philosophy of 19th century German thinker Arthur Schopenhauer makes for a most engaging and thought-provoking read. Indeed, if you are interested in literature and the arts or would like have a deeper understanding of the challenges in life we all fa......more

Goodreads review by Riku on April 02, 2015

Read primarily to get a better fix on Mann. But Schopie is so fascinating. I am hooked now. Can't see how I am going to avoid reading W&R.......more

Goodreads review by Jackson on March 13, 2015

A very detailed look at Schopenhauer's philosophy. The author's admirable quality to let Schopenhauer himself make his case and only insert commentary when needed is to be greatly lauded. This is not to imply that the book is an easy read; the chapters on metaphysics are especially difficult to trud......more

Goodreads review by Daniel on September 10, 2016

Chapter 1: Schopenhauer's life and works Chapter 2: Within and beyond appearance Chapter 3: The world as will and representation Chapter 4: Will, body, and the self Chapter 5: Character, sex, and the unconscious Chapter 6: Art and ideas Chapter 7: Ethics: seeing the world aright Chapter 8: Existence and pe......more

Goodreads review by Clif on February 16, 2016

I continue my wonderful readings of the "Very Short Introduction to..." books with this illuminating little book on Arthur Schopenhauer. Schopenhauer was born in 1788, two hundred years after Thomas Hobbes. If you read my review of "A Very Short Introduction to Free Will" you will know that Hobbes wa......more

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