Schopenhauer: A Biography

by David E. Cartwright

• ISBN13: 9780521825986
• ISBN10: 0521825989
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2010-03-29
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Summary

In his quest to solve 'the ever-disquieting riddle of existence,' Schopenhauer explored almost every dimension of human existence, developing a darkly compelling worldview that found deep resonance in contemporary literature, music, philosophy, and psychology. This is the first comprehensive biography of Schopenhauer written in English. Placing him in his historical and philosophical contexts, David E. Cartwright tells the story of Schopenhauer's life to convey the full range of his philosophy. He offers a fully documented portrait in which he explores Schopenhauer's fractured family life, his early formative influences, his critical loyalty to Kant, his personal interactions with Fichte and Goethe, his ambivalent relationship with Schelling, his contempt for Hegel, his struggle to make his philosophy known, and his reaction to his late-arriving fame.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. ix
Acknowledgments	p. xiii
Notes on the Text	p. xv
Chronology of Schopenhauer's Life and Works	p. xix
The Affirmation of the Will	p. 1
A Tour for a Trade	p. 34
A Father's Death; A Philosopher's Birth	p. 85
The University Years	p. 137
The Better Consciousness, Causes, Grounds, and Confrontations	p. 180
Goethe, Colors, and Eastern Lights	p. 239
The Single Thought of Dresden	p. 277
Failure in Berlin	p. 236
Ich Bin Kein Berliner	p. 402
The Frankfurt Philosopher	p. 466
The Dawn of Fame and the End of Life	p. 524
Works Cited	p. 549
Index	p. 565
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