Parerga and Paralipomena Short Philosophical Essays Volume Two

by Schopenhauer, Arthur; Payne, E. F. J.

• ISBN13: 9780199242214
• ISBN10: 0199242216
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-06-28
• Publisher: Clarendon Press

Summary

This is the only complete English translation of one of the most significant and fascinating works of the great philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer (1788-1860). The Parerga (Volume 1) are six long essays; the Paralipomena (Volume 2) are shorter writings arranged under thirty-one differentsubject-headings. These works won widespread attention with their publication in 1851, helping to secure lasting international fame for Schopenhauer. Indeed, their intellectual vigor, literary power, and rich diversity are still extraordinary even today.

Author Biography

E. F. J Payne produced authoritative translations ofThe World as Will and Representation, The Basis of Morality, and The Fourfold Root of the Principle of Sufficient Reason.

Table of Contents

STRAY YET SYSTEMATICALLY ARRANGED THOUGHTS ON A VARIETY OF SUBJECTS
On Philosophy and its Method	3	(18)
On Logic and Dialectic	21	(12)
Ideas concerning the Intellect generally and in all Respects	33	(57)
Some Observations on the Antithesis of the Thing-in-Itself and the Phenomenon	90	(9)
A few Words on Pantheism	99	(4)
On Philosophy and Natural Science	103	(74)
On the Theory of Colours	177	(24)
On Ethics	201	(39)
On Jurisprudence and Politics	240	(27)
On the Doctrine of the Indestructibility of our Tru Nature by Death	267	(16)
Additional Remarks on the Doctrine of the Vanity of Existence	283	(8)
Additional Remarks on the Doctrine of the Suffering of the World	291	(15)
On Suicide	306	(6)
Additional Remarks on the Doctrine of the Affirmation and Denial of the Will-to-Live	312	(12)
On Religion	324	(71)
Some Remarks on Sanskrit Literature	395	(9)
Some Archaeological Observations	404	(4)
Some Mythological Observations	408	(7)
On the Metaphysics of the Beautiful and Aesthetics	415	(38)
On Judgement, Criticism, Approbation, and Fame	453	(26)
On Learning and the Learned	479	(12)
On Thinking for Oneself	491	(10)
On Authorship and Style	501	(53)
On Reading and Books	554	(11)
On Language and Words	565	(16)
Psychological Remarks	581	(33)
On Women	614	(13)
On Education	627	(7)
On Physiognomy	634	(8)
On Din and Noise	642	(4)
Similes, Parables, and Fables	646	(7)
Some Verses	653	(6)
Selected Bibliography	659	(2)
Index	661