Essay on the Freedom of the Will - Paperback
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Availability:Out of StockContributor:Arthur Schopenhauer, Konstantin KolendaSeries:Dover Philosophical ClassicsPublish date:2005-05-06Pages:128
Languages:EnglishPublisher:Dover PublicationsISBN-13:9780486440118ISBN-10:486440117UPC:9780486440118Book Category:PhilosophyBook Subcategory:Free Will & Determinism, History & SurveysSize:8.26 x 6.38 x 0.28 inchesWeight:0.26Product ID:SCV9V1M0NY
The winning entry in a competition held by the Royal Norwegian Society of Sciences, Schopenhauer's 1839 essay brought its author international recognition. Its brilliant and elegant treatments of free will and determinism elevated it to a classic of Western philosophy, and its penetrating reflections still remain relevant.
Schopenhauer makes a distinction between freedom of acting (which he endorses) and the freedom of willing (which he refutes). The philosopher regards human activity as entirely determined, but he also posits that the variety of freedom that cannot be established in the sphere of human activity resides at the level of individuated will -- a reality that transcends all dependency on outside factors. Because the essay's clear and rigorous argument reveals many basic features of his thought, it forms a useful introduction to Schopenhauer for students of philosophy or religion.
Schopenhauer makes a distinction between freedom of acting (which he endorses) and the freedom of willing (which he refutes). The philosopher regards human activity as entirely determined, but he also posits that the variety of freedom that cannot be established in the sphere of human activity resides at the level of individuated will -- a reality that transcends all dependency on outside factors. Because the essay's clear and rigorous argument reveals many basic features of his thought, it forms a useful introduction to Schopenhauer for students of philosophy or religion.
Languages:EnglishPublisher:Dover PublicationsISBN-13:9780486440118ISBN-10:486440117UPC:9780486440118Book Category:PhilosophyBook Subcategory:Free Will & Determinism, History & SurveysSize:8.26 x 6.38 x 0.28 inchesWeight:0.26Product ID:SCV9V1M0NY
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