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Title page COPYRIGHT The Books ON THE FOURFOLD ROOT OF THE PRINCIPLE OF SUFFICIENT REASON

CONTENTS TRANSLATOR’S PREFACE. THE AUTHOR’S PREFACE TO THE SECOND EDITION. EDITOR’S PREFACE TO THE THIRD EDITION. LIST OF ADDITIONS TO THE THIRD EDITION. EDITOR’S PREFACE TO THE FOURTH EDITION. CHAPTER I. INTRODUCTION. CHAPTER II. GENERAL SURVEY OF THE MOST IMPORTANT VIEWS HITHERTO HELD CONCERNING THE PRINCIPLE OF SUFFICIENT REASON. CHAPTER III. INSUFFICIENCY OF THE OLD AND OUTLINES OF A NEW DEMONSTRATION. CHAPTER IV. ON THE FIRST CLASS OF OBJECTS FOR THE SUBJECT, AND THAT FORM OF THE PRINCIPLE OF SUFFICIENT REASON WHICH PREDOMINATES IN IT. CHAPTER V. ON THE SECOND CLASS OF OBJECTS FOR THE SUBJECT AND THE FORM OF THE PRINCIPLE OF SUFFICIENT REASON WHICH PREDOMINATES IN IT. CHAPTER VI. ON THE THIRD CLASS OF OBJECTS FOR THE SUBJECT AND THAT FORM OF THE PRINCIPLE OF SUFFICIENT REASON WHICH PREDOMINATES IN IT. CHAPTER VII. ON THE FOURTH CLASS OF OBJECTS FOR THE SUBJECT, AND THE FORM OF THE PRINCIPLE OF SUFFICIENT REASON WHICH PREDOMINATES IN IT. CHAPTER VIII. GENERAL OBSERVATIONS AND RESULTS. ENDNOTES.

THE WORLD AS WILL AND IDEA

CONTENTS VOLUME I. Translators’ Preface. Preface To The First Edition. Preface To The Second Edition. First Book. The World As Idea. First Aspect. The Idea Subordinated To The Principle Of Sufficient Reason: The Object Of Experience And Science. Second Book. The World As Will. First Aspect. The Objectification Of The Will. Third Book. The World As Idea. Second Aspect. The Idea Independent Of The Principle Of Sufficient Reason: The Platonic Idea: The Object Of Art. Fourth Book. The World As Will. Second Aspect. The Assertion And Denial Of The Will To Live, When Self-Consciousness Has Been Attained. ENDNOTES VOLUME II. Appendix: Criticism of the Kantian Philosophy. Supplements to the First Book. First Half. The Doctrine Of The Idea Of Perception. (To § 1-7 of the First Volume.) Chapter I. The Standpoint of Idealism. Chapter II. The Doctrine of Perception or Knowledge Of The Understanding. Chapter III. On The Senses. Chapter IV. On Knowledge A Priori. Notes to the Annexed Table. (1) To No. 4 of Matter. (2) To No. 18 of Matter. Second Half. The Doctrine of the Abstract Idea, or Thinking. Chapter V.16 On The Irrational Intellect. Chapter VI. On The Doctrine of Abstract or Rational Knowledge. Chapter VII.19 On The Relation of the Concrete Knowledge of Perception to Abstract Knowledge. Chapter VIII.20 On The Theory Of The Ludicrous. Chapter IX.21 On Logic In General. Chapter X. On The Syllogism. Chapter XI.22 On Rhetoric. Chapter XII.23 On The Doctrine Of Science. Chapter XIII.25 On The Methods Of Mathematics. Chapter XIV. On The Association Of Ideas. Chapter XV. On The Essential Imperfections Of The Intellect. Chapter XVI.26 On The Practical Use Of Reason And On Stoicism. Chapter XVII.27 On Man’s Need Of Metaphysics. Supplements to the Second Book. Chapter XVIII.29 On The Possibility Of Knowing The Thing In Itself. Chapter XIX.30 On The Primacy Of The Will In Self-Consciousness. Chapter XX.34 Objectification Of The Will In The Animal Organism. Note On What Has Been Said About Bichat. ENDNOTES. VOLUME III. Supplements To The Second Book. Chapter XXI. Retrospect and More General View. Chapter XXII.1 Objective View of the Intellect. Chapter XXIII.3On The Objectification Of The Will In Unconscious Nature. Chapter XXIV. On Matter. Chapter XXV. Transcendent Considerations Concerning The Will As Thing In Itself. Chapter XXVI.4 On Teleology. Chapter XXVII. On Instinct And Mechanical Tendency. Chapter XXVIII.6 Characterisation Of The Will To Live. Supplements to the Third Book. Chapter XXIX.9 On The Knowledge Of The Ideas. Chapter XXX.10 On The Pure Subject Of Knowledge. Chapter XXXI.11 On Genius. Chapter XXXII.14 On Madness. Chapter XXXIII.17 Isolated Remarks On Natural Beauty. Chapter XXXIV.18 On The Inner Nature Of Art. Chapter XXXV.19 On The Æsthetics Of Architecture. Chapter XXXVI.20 Isolated Remarks On The Æsthetics Of The Plastic And Pictorial Arts. Chapter XXXVII.21 On The Æsthetics Of Poetry. Chapter XXXVIII.23 On History. Chapter XXXIX.25 On The Metaphysics Of Music. Supplements to the Fourth Book. Chapter XL. Preface. Chapter XLI.27 On Death And Its Relation To The Indestructibility Of Our True Nature. Chapter XLII. The Life Of The Species. Chapter XLIII. On Heredity. Chapter XLIV. The Metaphysics Of The Love Of The Sexes. Chapter XLV.40 On The Assertion Of The Will To Live. Chapter XLVI.41 On The Vanity And Suffering Of Life. Chapter XLVII.43 On Ethics. Chapter XLVIII.44On The Doctrine Of The Denial Of The Will To Live. Chapter XLIX. The Way Of Salvation. Chapter L. Epiphilosophy. Appendix. Abstract. Chapter I. Chapter II. Chapter III. Chapter IV. Chapter V. Chapter VI. Chapter VII. Chapter VIII. ENDNOTES.

THE ART OF BEING RIGHT

CONTENTS THE ART OF BEING RIGHT The Extension The Homonymy Generalize your Opponent’s Specific Statements Conceal Your Game False Propositions Postulate What Has To Be Proved Yield Admissions Through Questions Make Your Opponent Angry Questions in Detouring Order Take Advantage of The Nay-Sayer Generalize Admissions of Specific Cases Choose Metaphors Favourable to Your Proposition Agree to Reject the Counter-Proposition Claim Victory Despite Defeat Use Seemingly Absurd Propositions Arguments Ad Hominem Defense Through Subtle Distinction Interrupt, Break, Divert the Dispute Generalize the Matter, Then Argue Against it Draw Conclusions Yourself Meet him With a Counter-Argument as Bad as His Petitio principii Make Him Exaggerate his Statement State a False Syllogism Find One Instance to The Contrary Turn The Tables Anger Indicates a Weak Point Persuade the Audience, Not The Opponent Diversion Appeal to Authority Rather Than Reason This is Beyond Me Put His Thesis Into Some Odious Category It Applies in Theory, But Not in Practice Don’t Let Him Off The Hook Will is More Effective Than Insight Bewilder Your Opponent by Mere Bombast A Faulty Proof Refutes His Whole Position Become Personal, Insulting, Rude

ON THE WILL IN NATURE

CONTENTS ON THE WILL IN NATURE PREFACE TO THE SECOND EDITION. EDITOR’S PREFACE TO THE THIRD EDITION. EDITOR’S PREFACE TO THE FOURTH EDITION. INTRODUCTION. PHYSIOLOGY AND PATHOLOGY. COMPARATIVE ANATOMY. PHYSIOLOGY OF PLANTS. PHYSICAL ASTRONOMY. LINGUISTIC. ANIMAL MAGNETISM AND MAGIC. SINOLOGY. REFERENCE TO ETHICS. CONCLUSION. ENDNOTES.

ON THE BASIS OF MORALITY

CONTENTS TRANSLATOR’S PREFACE. TRANSLATOR’S INTRODUCTION. ENDNOTES. THE QUESTION PART I. INTRODUCTION. CHAPTER I. ENDNOTES. CHAPTER II. ENDNOTES. PART II. CRITIQUE OF KANT’S BASIS OF ETHICS. CHAPTER I. ENDNOTES. CHAPTER II. ENDNOTES. CHAPTER III. ENDNOTES. CHAPTER IV. ENDNOTES. CHAPTER V. ENDNOTES. CHAPTER VI. ENDNOTES. CHAPTER VII. ENDNOTES. CHAPTER VIII. ENDNOTES. CHAPTER IX. ENDNOTES. PART III. THE FOUNDING OF ETHICS. CHAPTER I. CHAPTER II ENDNOTES. CHAPTER III. ENDNOTES. CHAPTER IV. ENDNOTES. CHAPTER V. ENDNOTES. CHAPTER VI. ENDNOTES. CHAPTER VII. ENDNOTES. CHAPTER VIII. ENDNOTES. CHAPTER IX. ENDNOTES. PART IV. ON THE METAPHYSICAL EXPLANATION OF THE PRIMAL ETHICAL PHAENOMENON. CHAPTER I. ENDNOTES. CHAPTER II. ENDNOTES.

WISDOM OF LIFE

CONTENTS INTRODUCTION. WISDOM OF LIFE CHAPTER I. CHAPTER II. CHAPTER III. CHAPTER IV.

COUNSELS AND MAXIMS

CONTENTS INTRODUCTION. COUNSELS AND MAXIMS CHAPTER I. CHAPTER II. CHAPTER III. CHAPTER IV, CHAPTER V.

RELIGION: A DIALOGUE

CONTENTS PREFATORY NOTE RELIGION: A DIALOGUE. A FEW WORDS ON PANTHEISM. ON BOOKS AND READING. PHYSIOGNOMY. PSYCHOLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS. THE CHRISTIAN SYSTEM.

THE ART OF LITERATURE

CONTENTS TRANSLATOR’S PREFACE. ON AUTHORSHIP. ON STYLE. ON THE STUDY OF LATIN. ON MEN OF LEARNING. ON THINKING FOR ONESELF. ON CRITICISM. ON REPUTATION. ON GENIUS.

STUDIES IN PESSIMISM

CONTENTS NOTE. ON THE SUFFERINGS OF THE WORLD. THE VANITY OF EXISTENCE. ON SUICIDE. IMMORTALITY: A DIALOGUE. THRASYMACHOS - PHILALETHES. PSYCHOLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS. ON EDUCATION. OF WOMEN. ON NOISE. A FEW PARABLES.

ON HUMAN NATURE

CONTENTS TRANSLATOR’S PREFACE. HUMAN NATURE. GOVERNMENT. FREE-WILL AND FATALISM. CHARACTER. MORAL INSTINCT. ETHICAL REFLECTIONS.

THE ART OF CONTROVERSY

CONTENTS TRANSLATOR’S PREFACE. THE ART OF CONTROVERSY. PRELIMINARY: LOGIC AND DIALECTIC. THE BASIS OF ALL DIALECTIC. STRATAGEMS. ON THE COMPARATIVE PLACE OF INTEREST AND BEAUTY IN WORKS OF ART. PSYCHOLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS. ON THE WISDOM OF LIFE: APHORISMS. GENIUS AND VIRTUE.

The Essays LIST OF ESSAYS IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER The Biographies SCHOPENHAUER by Thomas Whittaker

CONTENTS CHAPTER I. LIFE AND WRITINGS CHAPTER II. THEORY OF KNOWLEDGE CHAPTER III. METAPHYSICS OF THE WILL CHAPTER IV. ÆSTHETICS CHAPTER V. ETHICS CHAPTER VI. HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE SELECTED WORKS

SCHOPENHAUER by Elbert Hubbard ARTHUR SCHOPENHAUER by William Wallace The Delphi Classics Catalogue

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