the philosophy of schopenhauer by bryan magee

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NEW YORK This book has been printed digitally and produced in a standard specification in order to ensure its continuing availability OXPORD UNIVERSITY PRESS Great Clarendon Street, Oxford 0X2 GDP Oxford University Press is a department of the University of Oxford.THE P H I L O S O P H Y OF S C H O P E N H A U E R This page intentionally left blank THE PHILOSOPHY OF SCHOPENHAUER by BRYAN MAGEE 'It is far easier to point out the faults and errors in the work of a great mind than to give a clear and full exposition of its value.' Schopenhauer: Criticism of the Kantian Philosophy CLARENDON PRESS 20 Schopenhauer's Reputation in its Changing Historical Context. 18 Schopenhauer's Influence on Creative Writers. 16 Schopenhauer's Addendum on Homosexuality. 14 Schopenhauer's Influence on Wittgenstein. 4 More Arguments for Transcendental Idealism. 1 Schopenhauer's Life as Background to his Work.

The philosophy of schopenhauer by bryan magee