Idealism and metaphysics of will · 1788–1860
Arthur Schopenhauer
Understand desire; make room for compassion.
Danzig · Berlin · Frankfurt
Reading guides
A thread to guide your reading.
Original introductions to enter the works, discover their central questions and take the reflection further.
From body to will: follow the argument
Enter The World through the body’s double experience and test the transition to a metaphysics of nature.
The World as Will and Representation — ICan compassion ground morality?
Read On the Basis of Morality through motives, visible actions and attention to other beings.
On the Basis of MoralityRecognize a stratagem without losing the question
Use Eristic Dialectic to notice when discussion leaves relevant reasons behind.
Eristic Dialectic — The Art of Being Right