A Companion to Schopenhauer

by Vandenabeele, Bart

• ISBN13: 9781405171038
• ISBN10: 1405171030
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2012-02-13
• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell

Summary

A Companion to Schopenhauer showcases contemporary scholarship and provides a comprehensive guide to all the important facets of Schopenhauer's philosophy. The volume contains 26 newly commissioned essays by prominent Schopenhauer scholars working in the field today. A thoroughly comprehensive guide to the life, work and thought of Arthur Schopenhauer Demonstrates the range of Schopenhauer's work and illuminates the debates it has generated 26 newly commissioned essays by some of the most prominent Schopenhauer scholars working today reflect the very latest trends in Schopenhauer scholarship Covers the full range of historical and philosophical perspectives on Schopenhauer's work Discusses his seminal contributions to our understanding of knowledge, perception, morality, science, logic and mathematics, Platonic Ideas, the unconscious, aesthetic experience, art, colours, sexuality, will, compassion, pessimism, tragedy, pleasure, and happiness

Author Biography

Bart Vandenabeele is Professor of Aesthetics and Philosophy of Art at Ghent University, Belgium. His research interests include Kant, Schopenhauer, Nietzsche, tragedy, the sublime, aesthetic judgment, and the values of art and literature. He has published chiefly in the areas of philosophical aesthetics, the history of eighteenth- and nineteenth-century philosophy, and the philosophy of language and communication. He is associate editor of Empedocles: European Journal for the Philosophy of Communication.

Table of Contents

1. Arthur Schopenhauer: An Introduction to his Thought, Life, and Work Bart Vandenabeele (Ghent University).Part I Nature, Knowledge, and Perception.2. Schopenhauer on the Principle of Sufficient Reason Christopher Adair-Toteff (Mississippi State University).3. Schopenhauer on Scientific Knowledge Vojislav Bozickovic (University of Tasmania).4. Kant and Schopenhauer on Knowledge and Perception Paul Guyer (University of Pennsylvania).5. Schopenhauer's Colour Theory P.F.H. Lauxtermann (University of Twente).6. Schopenhauer's Transcendental Idealism Douglas McDermid (Trent University).7. The Body and the Self G8nter Z_ller (University of Munich).Part II World, Will, and Life.8. Schopenhauer's Philosophy of the Dark Origin William Desmond (University of Leuven).9. The Consistency of Schopenhauer's Metaphysics Steven G. Neeley (Saint Francis College).10. Schopenhauer on Love and Emotions Heleen J. Pott (University of Amsterdam).11. Are Schopenhauer's Platonic Ideas Really Platonic? F.C. White (University of Tasmania).12. On the Will in Nature Robert Wicks (University of Auckland).Part III Art, Beauty, and the Sublime.13. Schopenhauer's View of Aesthetic Experience Terry J. Diffey (University of Sussex).14. Schopenhauer's Philosophy of Music Lawrence Ferrara (New York University).15. The Artist as Subject of Pure Knowledge Cheryl Foster (University of Rhode Island).16. Schopenhauer's Theory of Architecture Wlodzimierz Korab-Karpowicz (Bilkent University, Ankara).17. Schopenhauer on Tragedy and the Sublime Alex Neill (University of Southampton).18. Schopenhauer and Hegel on the Visual Arts Bart Vandenabeele (Ghent University).Part IV Sympathy, Resignation, and Sainthood.19. Schopenhauer on the Value of Sympathy David E. Cartwright (University of Wisconsin-Whitewater).20. Schopenhauer on Happiness and Consolation Patricia De Martelaere (University of Leuven).21. Kant and Schopenhauer on Art and Morality Sebastian Gardner (University College, London).22. Schopenhauer and Nietzsche on the Ascetic Ideal Ken Gemes (Birkbeck College, London).23. On Suicide and Resignation Dale Jacquette (Pennsylvania State University).24. Schopenhauer's Buddhism Moira Nicholls (University of Tasmania).Part V Schopenhauer's Legacy.25. Schopenhauer's Impact on German Literature Paul Bishop (Glasgow University).26. Schopenhauer, Nietzsche, and Wagner Lydia Goehr (Wesleyan University).27. Schopenhauer's Influence on Wittgenstein Hans-Johann Glock (University of Reading).28. Schopenhauer's and Nietzsche's Pessimism Christopher Janaway (University of Southampton).29. Schopenhauer and Phenomenology Julian Young (University of Auckland).30. Schopenhauer and Freud Marcel R. Zentner (University