ABSTRACT

Part of the “Longman Library of Primary Sources in Philosophy,” this first volume of Schopenhauer's The World as Will and Presentation is framed by a pedagogical structure designed to make this important work of philosophy more accessible and meaningful for undergraduates.

chapter |99 pages

The World as Presentation First Consideration

Presentation as Subject to the Principle of Sufficient Ground: The Object of Experience and Science

chapter |80 pages

The World as Will First Consideration

The Objectification of Will

chapter |109 pages

The World as Presentation Second Consideration

Presentation Independent of the Principle of Sufficient Ground the Platonic Idea: The Object of Art

chapter |158 pages

The World as Will Second Consideration

With the Achievement of Self-Cognizance Affirmation and Denial of the Will for Life