On the Suffering of the World
$41.47
- Paperback
322 pages
- Release Date
16 March 2021
Summary
On the Suffering of the World is a collection of the later aphoristic writings of Arthur Schopenhauer, known for their incisive, aphoristic style and dark, pessimistic view of human existence.
Edited and with an introduction by Eugene Thacker, On the Suffering of the World comprises a core selection of Schopenhauer’s later writings, gathered together for the first time in print. These texts, produced during the last decades of Schopenhauer’s long life, reveal a unique kind of philosop…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781913462031 |
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| ISBN-10: | 191346203X |
| Author: | Arthur Schopenhauer, Eugene Thacker |
| Publisher: | Watkins Media Limited |
| Imprint: | Repeater Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 322 |
| Release Date: | 16 March 2021 |
| Weight: | 368g |
| Dimensions: | 197mm x 125mm |
| Series: | Repeater Classics |
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Critics Review
“Thacker’s introductory essay insightfully sketches the biographical and intellectual context of Schopenhauer’s distinctly zestful reflections on the vanity of life, the fear of death and humankind’s place in the universe.”“Schopenhauer’s reputation as the bard of pessimism makes him the perfect philosopher for the Covid era, Thacker argues in his foreword to these aphoristic late essays.”
About The Author
Arthur Schopenhauer
Arthur Schopenhauer (1788-1860) was a German philosopher, known for his book The World as Will and Representation. Though he never accepted such labels, his philosophy is known for its pessimistic view of existence in general, and for its misanthropy regarding human beings in particular. Influenced by Western thinkers such as Immanuel Kant and Meister Eckhart, he was also deeply influenced by classical Indian, Buddhist, and Chinese philosophies, and is one of the first Western thinkers to have undertaken a genuinely comparative philosophy. In the last years of his long life, he enjoyed playing the flute, walking his dog, and grumbling under his breath.
Eugene Thacker is the author of several books, including In The Dust of This Planet and Infinite Resignation. He is Professor at The New School in New York City.
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