On the Basis of Morality
$51.47
- Paperback
226 pages
- Release Date
31 May 1999
Summary
This edition originally published by Berghahn Books.
Schopenhauer’s treatise on ethics is presented here in E. F. J. Payne’s definitive translation, based on the Hubscher edition (Wiesbaden, 1946-1950). This edition includes an Introduction by David Cartwright, a translator’s preface, biographical note, selected bibliography, and an index. For convenient reference to passages in Kant’s work discussed by Schopenhauer, Academy edition numbers have been added.
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780872204423 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0872204421 |
| Series: | Hackett Classics |
| Author: | Arthur Schopenhauer, E.F.J. Payn, David E. Cartwright |
| Publisher: | Hackett Publishing Co, Inc |
| Imprint: | Hackett Publishing Co, Inc |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 226 |
| Edition: | 2nd |
| Release Date: | 31 May 1999 |
| Weight: | 312g |
| Dimensions: | 216mm x 137mm |
What They're Saying
Critics Review
Schopenhauer’s On the Basis of Morality deserves to be a standard text for courses in religious ethics. It doesn’t fit into the prevalent genealogies of virtue ethics and utilitarianism, thus reminding us of other genealogies (pessimism, Nietzsche, Buddhism). It poses fundamental questions about the monotheistic background to the dominant ethical systems of the day as virtually no other work does. I have found that reading it after an intensive study of Kant’s ethical and religious writings leads to fantastic discussions, which open the floor for great insights into the relation of religion and ethics.–Mark Larrimore, Princeton University
About The Author
Arthur Schopenhauer
Arthur Schopenhauer
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