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The World as Will and Idea
Arthur Schopenhauer · Classical · 1819 (Vol I), 1844 (Vol II)
Translated by R. B. Haldane and J. Kemp (1883)
8 chapters
Schopenhauer's central work — the universe as the manifestation of a single blind Will, accessible to direct knowledge in the human breast, transcendable only through art, ethics, and the saint's renunciation. The Western philosophical bridge to the Upanishads and Buddhism.
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Contents
- 1Translators’ Preface and Author’s Prefaces
- 2First Book: The World as Idea (First Aspect) — The World As Idea.
- 3Second Book: The World as Will (First Aspect) — The World As Will.
- 4Third Book — The World As Idea.
- 5Fourth Book — The World As Will.
- 6Supplements to the First Book
- 7Supplements to the Second Book
- 8Volume III: Supplementary Essays
