Arthur Schopenhauer
An engaging biography of one of the most influential Western philosophers and a thought-provoking exploration of how to live with Arthur Schopenhauer’s pessimism. Arthur Schopenhauer (1788–1860) almost wasn’t one of the greatest philosophers of the nineteenth century. Born in the Free City of Danzig to a family of shipping merchants, he was destined for a life of imports and exports until his father died in a suspected suicide. After much deliberation, the young Schopenhauer invested his inheritance in himself and his philosophical vocation. But the long road to recognition was a difficult one, with Schopenhauer spending all but the last decade of his life in total obscurity. Yet his ideas and style went on to influence great thinkers, including Friedrich Nietzsche, Ludwig Wittgenstein, and Sigmund Freud, as well as artists such as the composer Richard Wagner and writers Marcel Proust, Thomas Mann, Samuel Beckett, and many more. A singular and remarkably influential thinker,
The Two Fundamental Problems of Ethics
'my philosophy is like Thebes with a hundred gates: one can enter from all sides and through each gate arrive at the direct path to the centre' Schopenhauer's two essays On the Freedom of the Will and On the Basis of Morals form his complete syste...
Ghosts in the House
A collection of rare ghosts and horror stories by the brothers of one of the finest writers of the genre, E. F. Benson. The Benson brothers - Arthur Christopher, Edward Frederic and Robert Hugh - were one of the most extraordinary and prolific lit...
Schopenhauer on the Character of the World
The most extensive English-language study of Schopenhauer's metaphysics of the will yet published, this book represents a major contribution to Schopenhauer scholarship. Here, John E. Atwell critically but sympathetically examines the philosopher'...
Erdmann Eduard: Lieder
Erdmann Eduard: Lieder [CD]
Arthur Schopenhauer: The World as Will and Presentation
Arthur Schopenhauer: The World as Will and Presentation
Schopenhauer: Parerga and Paralipomena: Volume 2
With the publication of Parerga and Paralipomena in 1851, there finally came some measure of the fame that Schopenhauer thought was his due. Described by Schopenhauer himself as 'incomparably more popular than everything up till now', Parerga is a...
Compassionate Moral Realism
Colin Marshall offers a ground-up defense of objective morality, drawing inspiration from a wide range of philosophers, including John Locke, Arthur Schopenhauer, Iris Murdoch, Nel Noddings, and David Lewis. Marshall's core claim is compassion is ...
Schopenhauer
In his quest to solve 'the ever-disquieting riddle of existence', Schopenhauer explored almost every dimension of human existence, developing a darkly compelling worldview that found deep resonance in contemporary literature, music, philosophy, an...
Schopenhauer
Schopenhauer is 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...
Schopenhauer
In his quest to solve 'the ever-disquieting riddle of existence', Schopenhauer explored almost every dimension of human existence, developing a darkly compelling worldview that found deep resonance in contemporary literature, music, philosophy, an...
Schopenhauer
Arthur Schopenhauer (1788-1860) was one of the greatest writers and German philosophers of the nineteenth century. His work influenced figures as diverse as Wagner, Freud and Nietzsche. Best known as a pessimist, he was one of the few philosophers...
Arthurs Julegaveræs/Arthur Christmas
Arthurs Julegaveræs/Arthur Christmas [DVD]
Companion to Schopenhauer
A Companion to Schopenhauer provides a comprehensive guide to all the important facets of Schopenhauer's philosophy. The volume contains 26 newly commissioned essays by prominent Schopenhauer scholars working in the field today. A thoroughly compr...
Edwards David Eugene: Hyacinth
Edwards David Eugene: Hyacinth [Vinyl LP]
David Félicien: Christophe Colomb & Musique ...
David Félicien: Christophe Colomb & Musique ... [3 CD]
Counsels and Maxims
Arthur Schopenhauer's most respected works, wherein the philosopher shares his views on life and what he believes to be follies of human behavior. In The Counsels and Maxims he discusses how to order our lives to obtain the greatest amount of pleasure and success; then he offers guidelines for living life to its fullest. But for Schopenhauer a life well lived should always reach beyond itself to a higher plane
Arthur Schopenhauer: The World as Will and Presentation
Part of the "Longman Library of Primary Sources in Philosophy," this first volume of Schopenhauer's The World as Will and Presentation is framed by a pedagogical structure designed to make this important work of philosophy more accessibl...
Childs David; Christopher Williams: Still Gli..
Childs David; Christopher Williams: Still Gli.. [CD]
Schopenhauer Cure
From the internationally bestselling author ofLove's ExecutionerandWhen Nietzsche Wept, comes a novel of group therapy with a cast of memorably wounded characters struggling to heal pain and change livesSuddenly confronted with his own mortality a...
Essential Schopenhauer
What is the meaning of life? How should I live? Is there any purpose to the universe? Generations have turned to the great German philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer because he tackled the big issues. His influence has extended not only to later philo...
Arthur, E-bok
Vi skulle ha ridit ut stormen, detta anser jag även idag. Men vi gjorde det inte. För när stormen väl kom, så vågade han inte och han stack huvudet i sanden. Sedan tog sagan slut. Det är bara att titta på oss, hur vi sitter här på trappan och väger på varje litet ord. Sida vid sida, men på milslångt avstånd från varandra, och med den där äckliga cigaretten i munnenJonna bor i Sverige tillsammans med sin holländska man Max och sina tonårstvillingar. När hon får reda på att hennes svärfar Arthur lagts in med hjärnblödning bestämmer hon sig för att skydda sin familj och vänta med att ringa Max, som är på semester med barnen. I stället åker hon själv till sjukhuset i Leiden. Detta beslut skapar en fnurra på tråden och fnurran blir snart en rejäl knut, da Jonna får en helt annan bild av sin svärfar. Jonnas och Max olika syn på Arthur blir som en avgrund mellan dem. Arthur är en berättelse om den destruktiva kraften av att bära på familjehemligheter och om nödvändigheten i att lyfta på slöjan för att kunna göra sig fri.
Arthur, E-bok
Vi skulle ha ridit ut stormen, detta anser jag även idag. Men vi gjorde det inte. För när stormen väl kom, så vågade han inte och han stack huvudet i sanden. Sedan tog sagan slut. Det är bara att titta på oss, hur vi sitter här på trappan och väger på varje litet ord. Sida vid sida, men på milslångt avstånd från varandra, och med den där äckliga cigaretten i munnenJonna bor i Sverige tillsammans med sin holländska man Max och sina tonårstvillingar. När hon får reda på att hennes svärfar Arthur lagts in med hjärnblödning bestämmer hon sig för att skydda sin familj och vänta med att ringa Max, som är på semester med barnen. I stället åker hon själv till sjukhuset i Leiden. Detta beslut skapar en fnurra på tråden och fnurran blir snart en rejäl knut, da Jonna får en helt annan bild av sin svärfar. Jonnas och Max olika syn på Arthur blir som en avgrund mellan dem. Arthur är en berättelse om den destruktiva kraften av att bära på familjehemligheter och om nödvändigheten i att lyfta på slöjan för att kunna göra sig fri.
Christopher
I det moderna samhällets framväxt krockar vetenskap och vidskepelse när det sker märkliga mord i en liten engelsk by på 1880-talet. Ateisten Christopher följer motvilligt med när hans far prosten skickas av kyrkan för att undersöka om dödsfa...
The Complete Works of Christopher Marlowe: Volume V: Tamburlaine the Great, Parts 1 and 2, and The Massacre at Paris with the Death of the Duke of Guise
This volume, which completes the Oxford English Texts edition of The Complete Works of Christopher Marlowe, contains the two parts of Tamburlaine the Great, edited by David Fuller, and The Massacre at Paris, edited by Edward J. Esche. It is the fi...
Student Research Projects in Calculus
Changing the way students learn calculus at New Mexico State University. In the Spring of 1988, Marcus Cohen, Edward D. Gaughan, Arthur Knoebel, Douglas S. Kurtz, and David Penegelley began work on a student project approach to calculus. For the n...
Honegger Arthur: King David (Berlin 1952)
Honegger Arthur: King David (Berlin 1952) [CD]
Cartwright Plays 1
Road: "A surreal vision of the contemporary urban landscape...uncomfortable and magical, funny and bitter. It is a northern Under Milk Wood, high on pills and booze" (Sunday Times). Bed: "Cartwright writes better about old people th...
Reading Aesthetics and Philosophy of Art
Designed for readers with no or little prior knowledge of the subject, this concise anthology brings together key texts in aesthetics and the philosophy of art. Designed for readers with no or little prior knowledge of the subject. Presents two co...
David Weiss Sextet: Auteur
David Weiss Sextet: Auteur [CD]