SCHOPENHAUER-THE WORLD AS WILL AND REPRE
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Arthur Schopenhauer's Die Welt als Wille und Vorstellung is one of the most important philosophical works of the 19th century, the basic statement of one important stream of post-Kantian thought. It is without question Schopenhauer's greatest work, and, conceived and published before the philosopher was 30 and expanded 25 years later, it is the summation of a lifetime of thought.For 70 years, the only unabridged English translation of this work was the Haldane-Kemp collaboration. In 1958, a new translation by E. F. J. Payne appeared which decisively supplanted the older one. Payne's translation is superior because it corrects nearly 1,000 errors and omissions in the Haldane-Kemp translation, and it is based on the definitive 1937 German edition of Schopenhauer's work prepared by Dr. Arthur Hübscher. Payne's edition is the first to translate into English the text's many quotatioins in half a dozen languages, and Mr. Payne has provided a comprehensive index of 2,500 items. It is thus the most useful edition for the student or teacher. Review: Perfeito - O livro veio como esperava. Review: genius - Have you ever felt that philosophers are wasting your time? Likely those who teach classes from a textbook at university. They string together 3 or 4 big words per sentence that all are all subjective and so every sentence they speak means absolutely nothing to the beholder. Well, Schopenhauer is the opposite. His writing, as he puts it somewhere else in the book about others, is the only type of writing worth reading as it shines light on topics that are obscure and obfuscated and makes them more clear and well-lit to the reader. This is an analogy he provides while discussing how concepts are superior to perception when it comes to informing ones actions in the world. Man, he argues, can reference spiritual ideas when informing his action; but the spiritual ideas are distant from reality and can often be upset or interfered with by trifles which act on us from very close. "Just as the magnetic needle, which is kept in position by the combined effect of widely distributed natural forces embracing the whole earth, can nevertheless be perturbed and set in violent oscillation by a small piece of iron, if one is brought quite close to it, so even a powerful intellect can sometimes be disconcerted and perturbed by trifling events and persons, if only they affect it very closely."
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P**O
Perfeito
O livro veio como esperava.
C**L
genius
Have you ever felt that philosophers are wasting your time? Likely those who teach classes from a textbook at university. They string together 3 or 4 big words per sentence that all are all subjective and so every sentence they speak means absolutely nothing to the beholder. Well, Schopenhauer is the opposite. His writing, as he puts it somewhere else in the book about others, is the only type of writing worth reading as it shines light on topics that are obscure and obfuscated and makes them more clear and well-lit to the reader. This is an analogy he provides while discussing how concepts are superior to perception when it comes to informing ones actions in the world. Man, he argues, can reference spiritual ideas when informing his action; but the spiritual ideas are distant from reality and can often be upset or interfered with by trifles which act on us from very close. "Just as the magnetic needle, which is kept in position by the combined effect of widely distributed natural forces embracing the whole earth, can nevertheless be perturbed and set in violent oscillation by a small piece of iron, if one is brought quite close to it, so even a powerful intellect can sometimes be disconcerted and perturbed by trifling events and persons, if only they affect it very closely."
J**L
Most fascinating read...ever
Throughout the 30 odd years that I've been reading, I have to say that volume 2 of World as Will and Representation is the most fascinating book I have ever come across. I have read of most Schopenhauer's works, and this book is certainly the most thought-provoking and magical of his writings. Although his writing is very clear, his ideas are not so easy to get your head around, it definitely needs a second and third reading. I would even say that this book is life changing. Essays I highly recommend are: On Man's Need for Metaphysics On History On Death and Its Relation to the Indestructability of Our Inner Nature On the Vanity and Suffering of Life On Ethics On the Doctrine of the Denial of the Will-to-Live The Road to Salvation Epiphilosophy Most highly recommended!!
D**L
One of the most important works of all times.
Great book, the definitive translation. Give it a try.
A**R
This is a review of the kindle edition.
After completing the first volume of The World as Will and Representation I decided to move on to volume 2. This is a great edition and a decent translation, but I prefer the more modern translation by Judith Norman Alistair Welchman and Christopher Janeway that I have in the paperback edition. As for this edition on Kindle, it is excellent. I haven't seen any formatting errors or mistakes. for the price, this is a five-star purchase all the way.
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