Arthur Schopenhauer
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Schopenhauer: Genius
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Schopenhauer describes genius as an exceptional capacity for objective contemplation. Temporarily freed from the interests of the will, it grasps essential forms and makes them perceptible through art.
- Philosophy
Schopenhauer: Aesthetics and metaphysics
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These texts show how the aesthetic experience temporarily suspends the will and opens up a disinterested knowledge of the world. Thus the art occupies a decisive place in the metaphysics of Schopenhauer.
- Philosophy
Schopenhauer: The Art of Commanding Respect
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Schopenhauer analyses the feeling of honor and the conduct intended to preserve the esteem of others. His critical examination reveals the contradictions and excesses that the social logic of reputation leads.
- Philosophy
Schopenhauer: The Art of Growing Old
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This choice of texts brings together the reflections of Schopenhauer on age, time and the transformation of desires. Aging can bring distance, lucidity and freedom to the illusions of youth.
- Philosophy
Schopenhauer: The Art of Always Being Right
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Schopenhauer lists the stratagems used to prevail in an argument regardless of truth. This eristic dialectic helps readers recognise and counter tactics employed in bad faith.
- Philosophy
Schopenhauer: The Art of Being Happy Through Fifty Rules for Life
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Through fifty maxims, Schopenhauer seeks a practical wisdom suited to an imperfect world. He advises readers to adjust their expectations, know themselves and preserve their inner independence.
- Philosophy
Schopenhauer: Philosophy and Science
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Schopenhauer specifies the respective fields of philosophy and science. To the sciences that explain the relationships between phenomena, he opposes philosophical questioning of their profound meaning.
- Philosophy
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