On the Basis of Morality

by Arthur Schopenhauer, E. F. J. Payn (Translator), David E. Cartwright (Introduction)

Overview

This edition originally published by Berghahn Books.

Schopenhauer's treatise on ethics is presented here in E. F. J. Payne’s definitive translation, based on the Hubscher edition (Wiesbaden, 1946-1950). This edition includes an Introduction by David Cartwright, a translator’s preface, biographical note, selected bibliography, and an index. For convenient reference to passages in Kant's work discussed by Schopenhauer, Academy edition numbers have been added.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781624668470
Publisher:	Hackett Publishing Company, Inc.
Publication date:	10/15/2019
Series:	Hackett Classics
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	226
File size:	18 MB
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About the Author

Arthur Schopenhauer (1788-1860) was a German philosopher best known for his book, The World as Will and Representation, in which he claimed that our world is driven by a continually dissatisfied will, continually seeking satisfaction. Influenced by Eastern philosophy, he maintained that the "truth was recognized by the sages of India"; [consequently, his solutions to suffering were similar to those of Vedantic and Buddhist thinkers (i.e., asceticism). His faith in "transcendental ideality" led him to accept atheism.