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Record Nr.

UNINA9910828252303321

Autore

Wicks Robert <1954->

Titolo

Schopenhauer / / Robert Wicks

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Malden, Mass., : Blackwell Pub., 2008

ISBN

1-282-34211-8

9786612342110

0-470-69666-4

0-470-69590-0

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (218 p.)

Collana

Blackwell great minds ; ; 6

Disciplina

193

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

pt. 1. Schopenhauer's theoretical philosophy -- pt. 2. Schopenhauer's practical philosophy -- pt. 3. Schopenhauer in perspective.

Sommario/riassunto

""Robert Wicks offers a highly accessible introduction to Schopenhauer's philosophy, giving prominence to the central ethical notions of tranquility and wanting less, which he compares in illuminating fashion with Buddhism.""<br /> -Chris Janaway, University of Southampton   ""Robert Wicks' <i>Schopenhauer</i> is a perspicacious and perspicuous elucidation of the great pessimist's thoughts. This is a fine work of philosophical scholarship, valuable for those approaching Schopenhauer for the first time and for those who have been with him for years.""<br /> -David Cartwright, University of Wisc