'This book presents a carefully argued case for the centrality of the aesthetic to all aspects of Schopenhauer's philosophy. Vasalou's forceful and vivid style complements her daring effort to reveal a new unity in Schopenhauer's thought, as well as bringing him into fruitful conversation with contemporary ethical theory.' Dale E. Snow, Loyola University, Maryland

'Arthur Schopenhauer considered the drive to philosophize as an expression of a form of wonder provoked by the ubiquity of suffering and death. In Schopenhauer and the Aesthetic Standpoint, Sophia Vasalou looks carefully at Schopenhauer's philosophic practice and the visionary qualities of his works, arguing that his practice is best understood as an aesthetic one, closely aligned with the experience of the sublime. She artfully engages Schopenhauer's philosophic writings and the Anglophone literature relevant to her topics, and brings a fresh and welcome voice to Schopenhauer studies in a philosophically evocative way.' David Cartwright, University of Wisconsin, Whitewater