Studies in Pessimism - Couverture souple

Schopenhauer, Arthur

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1602063494 ISBN 13 : 9781602063495

Editeur : Cosimo Classics, 2007

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

Unnatural way in which he lives, and the strain of work and emotion, lead to a degeneration of the race; and so his goal is not often reached. The brute is much more content with mere existence than man; the plant is wholly so; and man finds satisfaction in it just in proportion as he is dull and obtuse. Accordingly, the life of the brute carries less of sorrow with it, but also less of joy, when compared with the life of man; and while this may be traced, on the one side, to freedom from the torment of care and anxiety, it is also due to the fact that hope, in any real sense, is unknown to the brute. It is thus deprived of any share in that which gives us the most and best of our joys and pleasures, the mental anticipation of a happy future, and the inspiriting play of phantasy, both of which we owe to our power of imagination. If the brute is free from care, it is also, in this sense, without hope; in either case, because its consciousness is limited to the present moment.

Présentation de l'éditeur :

Arthur Schopenhauer's most famous book whose aphoristic style is enjoyable by all readers. This books differentiates from other version as it includes a essay, which is a guide to an understanding of Schopenhauer's ideas on existential pessimism, relevant to the book. This unique and elegant version of Arthur Schopenhauer's Studies on Pessimism, includes the following special features: - 12 Illustrated digital-art colour photos by Erminia Passannanti of the Series "Life as a Shadow" (Digital art Photography, 2013) - an Afterword essay by Robert Wicks, 2011 - a Bibliography of A. S. 's works (edited by Robert Wicks) This book is ideal as a gift.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Cosimo Classics
• Date d'édition: 2007
• ISBN 10: 1602063494
• ISBN 13: 9781602063495
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 108