Schopenhauer: On the Fourfold Root of the Principle of Sufficient Reason and Other Writings
Schopenhauer: On the Fourfold Root of the Principle of Sufficient Reason and Other Writings

Author: Arthur Schopenhauer

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2012-09-20

Total Pages: 622

ISBN-13: 1107079748

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This volume of translations unites three shorter works by Arthur Schopenhauer that expand on themes from his book The World as Will and Representation. In On the Fourfold Root he takes the principle of sufficient reason, which states that nothing is without a reason why it is, and shows how it covers different forms of explanation or ground that previous philosophers have tended to confuse. Schopenhauer regarded this study, which he first wrote as his doctoral dissertation, as an essential preliminary to The World as Will. On Will in Nature examines contemporary scientific findings in search of corroboration of his thesis that processes in nature are all a species of striving towards ends; and On Vision and Colours defends an anti-Newtonian account of colour perception influenced by Goethe's famous colour theory. This is the first English edition to provide extensive editorial notes on the different published versions of these works.

On Schopenhauer's Fourfold Root of the Principle of Sufficient Reason
On Schopenhauer's Fourfold Root of the Principle of Sufficient Reason

Author: F. C. White

Publisher: BRILL

Published: 1992

Total Pages: 208

ISBN-13: 9789004095434

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This book is a philosophical commentary on Schopenhauer's "Fourfold Root of the Principle of Sufficient Reason," dealing with each of Schopenhauer's principal topics in turn. It also provides the reader with a general survey of Schopenhauer's later philosophical views and puts them into an historical context

On the Fourfold Root of the Principle of Sufficient Reason
On the Fourfold Root of the Principle of Sufficient Reason

Author: Arthur Schopenhauer

Publisher: Open Court Publishing

Published: 1974

Total Pages: 308

ISBN-13: 9780875482019

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"Schopenhauer's analyses of causation and related concepts . . . rival and probably surpass in their depth and brilliance the more celebrated discussions of David Hume. Where Hume grossly oversimplified these problems and left them riddled with paradoxes, Schopenhauer disentangled them and shed light on what had seemed hopelessly dark." --Richard Taylor, University of Rochester

Schopenhauer's Early Fourfold Root
Schopenhauer's Early Fourfold Root

Author: F. C. White

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2016-12-05

Total Pages: 193

ISBN-13: 1351901966

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Schopenhauer’s Early Fourfold Root constitutes a landmark in Schopenhaurian scholarship. It is a translation with concise commentary of Schopenhauer’s doctoral thesis as submitted to the University of Jena and published at Rudolstadt in 1813. In spite of the great and increasing interest in the writings of Schopenhauer in the English-speaking world, this work has never been translated before, and its long awaited appearance fills the only remaining gap in the philosophical works of Schopenhauer available to English-speaking readers. Schopenhauer’s thesis of 1813 is very different from the 1847 edition well known to English readers, and its appearance in translation will enable students and scholars alike to make sense of the development of Schopenhauer’s thought in a way that has been possible so far only to those at ease with Schopenhauer’s German. The translation, which keeps a fine balance between readability and philosophical accuracy, is accompanied by a commentary enabling students as well as established scholars to follow Schopenhauer’s thought with comparative ease.

Schopenhauer's Fourfold Root
Schopenhauer's Fourfold Root

Author: Jonathan Head

Publisher: Taylor & Francis

Published: 2016-12-01

Total Pages: 226

ISBN-13: 1317271475

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This volume collects 12 essays by various contributors on the subject of the importance and influence of Schopenhauer’s doctoral dissertation (On the Fourfold Root of the Principle of Sufficient Reason) for both Schopenhauer’s more well-known philosophy and the ongoing discussion of the subject of the principle of sufficient reason. The contributions deal with the historical context of Schopenhauer’s reflections, their relationship to (transcendental) idealism, the insights they hold for Schopenhauer’s views of consciousness and sensation, and how they illuminate Schopenhauer’s theory of action. This is the first full-length, English volume on Schopenhauer’s Fourfold Root and its relevance for Schopenhauer’s philosophy. The thought-provoking essays collected in this volume will undoubtedly enrich the burgeoning field of Schopenhauer-studies.

On the Fourfold Root of the Principle of Sufficient Reason, and on the Will in Nature - Two Essays
On the Fourfold Root of the Principle of Sufficient Reason, and on the Will in Nature - Two Essays

Author: Arthur Schopenhauer

Publisher: Read Books Ltd

Published: 2012-10-28

Total Pages: 353

ISBN-13: 1447480953

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Originally published in 1813, this early work by German philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer is both expensive and hard to find in its first edition. Originally published as his doctoral dissertation and then later re-published, it outlines his cornerstone arguments on the subject of knowing. This fascinating work is highly recommended for anyone interested in 19th century philosophy and its development. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.