On Human Nature: Essays in Ethics and Politics
(Paperback)
Publishing Details
On Human Nature: Essays in Ethics and Politics
By (Author) Arthur Schopenhauer
By (author) Samuel B Griffith
Dover Publications Inc.
Dover Publications Inc.
28th January 2011
United States
Classifications
General
Non Fiction
172
Physical Properties
Paperback
96
Width 136mm, Height 215mm, Spine 5mm
112g
Description
Schopenhauer believed in the supremacy of will over intellect, and he wrote extensively on the motivations behind actions. These six essays, drawn from Parerga and posthumously published works, include observations on government, free will and fatalism, character, moral instinct, and ethics. They reflect the author's wide range of interests and offer an accessible approach to his philosophy.
Author Bio
German philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer (1788-1860) reacted with pessimism to his idealistic predecessors, contending that human motivations derive from basic desires that can never be satisfied. His writings on psychology, ethics, and politics influenced such latter-day thinkers as Nietzsche, Wittgenstein, and Freud.
