Weltschmerz is a study of the pessimism that dominated German philosophy in the second half of the nineteenth century. Pessimism was essentially the theory that life is not worth living. This theory was introduced into German philosophy by Schopenhauer, whose philosophy became very fashionable in the 1860s. Frederick C. Beiser examines the intense and long controversy that arose from Schopenhauer's pessimism, which changed the agenda of philosophy in Germany away from the logic of the sciences and toward an examination of the value of life. He examines the major defenders of pessimism (Philipp Mainländer, Eduard von Hartmann and Julius Bahnsen) and its chief critics, especially Eugen Dühring and the neo-Kantians. The pessimism dispute of the second half of the century has been largely ignored in secondary literature and this book is a first attempt since the 1880s to re-examine it and to analyze the important philosophical issues raised by it. The dispute concerned the most fundamental philosophical issue of them all: whether life is worth living.
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Frederick C. Beiser presents a study of the pessimism that dominated German philosophy from the 1860s to c. 1900: the theory that life is not worth living. He explores its major defenders and chief critics, and examines how the theory redirected German philosophy away from the logic of the sciences and toward an examination of the value of life.
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Introduction 1: The Schopenhauer Legacy 2: Schopenhauer's Metaphysics 3: Schopenhauer's Pessimism 4: The Illusion of Redemption 5: Julius Frauenstädt: Apostle and Critic 6: The Optimism of Eugen Dühring 7: The Optimistic Pessimism of Eduard von Hartmann 8: The Pessimism Controversy, 1870-1890 9: Mainländer's Philosophy of Redemption 10: The Pessimistic Worldview of Julius Bahnsen Bibliography
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Beisers book is delightful, clear and thorough. It is written in the best style of historians of philosophy.
New work from a leading authority in the field Explores a fascinating but long-neglected subject Re-orients the study of German philosophy around a classical question Illuminates the work of many forgotten philosophers
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New work from a leading authority in the field Explores a fascinating but long-neglected subject Re-orients the study of German philosophy around a classical question Illuminates the work of many forgotten philosophers
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Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9780198822653
Publisert
2018
Utgiver
Vendor
Oxford University Press
Vekt
488 gr
Høyde
239 mm
Bredde
166 mm
Dybde
18 mm
Aldersnivå
UU, UP, 05
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
320