Arthur Schopenhauer: The World as Will and

Part of the "Pearson Primary Sources in Philosophy," this second volume of Schopenhauer'sWorld as Will and Presentationis framed by a pedagogical structure designed to make this important work of philosophy more accessible and meaningful for undergraduates. Each book in the Pearson Library offers todayrs"s students a clear, up-to-date, andinexpensivetranslation of a seminal work in philosophy. With in-depth, user-friendly introductions, copious notes to clarify difficult or important passages, and a rich index, each volume makes the masterworks of philosophy accessible to students and emphasizes their relevance to contemporary issues and debates. Again, each work in the Pearson Library is priced so that a number of works can be assigned in the same course, and/or bundled with a text or anthology.

Translators' Introduction	p. vii
Supplements to the First Book	p. 1
First Half The Doctrine of Perceptual Presentation	p. 2
On the Fundamental Idealistic View	p. 2
On the Doctrine of Perceptual Cognizance, or Cognizance on the Part of the Understanding	p. 21
On the Senses	p. 29
On Cognizance a priori	p. 36
Second Half The Doctrine of Abstract Presentation, or Thought	p. 66
On the Nonrational Intellect	p. 66
On the Doctrine of Abstract Cognizance, or Cognizance on the Part of Reason	p. 71
On the Relation of Perceptual to Abstract Cognizance	p. 80
On the Theory of the Cause of Laughter	p. 102
On Logic in General	p. 116
On Syllogistics	p. 122
On Rhetoric	p. 134
On the Doctrine of Science	p. 136
On the Doctrine of Method in Mathematics	p. 148
On the Association of Ideas	p. 151
On the Essential Imperfections of the Intellect	p. 156
On the Practical Use of Reason and Stoicism	p. 168
On the Human Need for Metaphysics	p. 182
Supplements to the Second Book	p. 215
On the Cognizability of the Thing in Itself	p. 216
On the Primacy of Will in Self-Consciousness	p. 227
Objectification of Will in the Animal Organism	p. 278
Retrospective View and More General Consideration	p. 307
Objective View of the Intellect	p. 310
On the Objectification of Will in Incognizant Nature	p. 333
On Matter	p. 347
Transcendent Considerations Regarding Will as Thing in Itself	p. 362
On Teleology	p. 372
On Instinct and Mechanical Drives	p. 390
Characteristics of the Will for Life	p. 398
Supplements to the Third Book	p. 411
On Cognizance of the Ideas	p. 412
On the Pure Subject of Cognition	p. 416
On Genius	p. 426
On Madness	p. 451
Diverse Observations on Natural Beauty	p. 456
On the Inner Essence of Art	p. 459
On the Aesthetics of Architecture	p. 464
Diverse Observations on the Aesthetics of the Plastic and Pictorial Arts	p. 473
On the Aesthetics of Poetry	p. 479
On History	p. 495
On the Metaphysics of Music	p. 504
Supplements to the Fourth Book	p. 515
Preface	p. 516
On Death and Its Relation to the Indestructibility of Our Essence in Itself	p. 518
Species Life	p. 569
Heritability of Traits	p. 576
The Metaphysics of Sexual Love	p. 592
Appendix to the Preceding Chapter	p. 624
On Affirmation of the Will for Life	p. 632
On the Nullity and Suffering of Life	p. 637
On Ethics	p. 656
On the Doctrine of the Denial of the Will for Life	p. 671
The Order of Salvation	p. 709
Epiphilosophy	p. 716
Endnotes	p. 723
Index	p. 743
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Arthur Schopenhauer: The World as Will and Presentation: Volume II

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