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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. ** Review "... the first full-length, English-language biography of the philsopher: a worthy successor to Rudiger Safranski's lush, sometimes romantic Schopenhauer and the Wild Years of Philosophy, and a timely volume as well... likely the most authoritative English-language biography to emerge in this generation, Schopenhauer: A Biog

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Author

Cartwright, David E.

Publisher

Cambridge University Press (Virtual Publishing)

Published

2010

Language

EN

ISBN

9780511712159

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Philosophy, Memoir, History