Oxford University Press, Date: 2004. Paperback. Near Fine. Crisp, bright, clean pages; no owners' marks; the soft cover shows light shelfwear around corners but is otherwise excellent. xii, 378pp. incl. index. This is an on-demand reprint, with unusually wide format and increased margins. 2004. Oxford University Press ISBN 0198250037 9780198250036 [US]

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ISBN10: 0198250037, ISBN13: 9780198250036, [publisher: Oxford University Press, Oxford] Softcover Paperback. Arthur Schopenhauer's central philosophical achievement was his account of the self and its relation to the world of objects. Embracing epistemological, metaphysical, psychological, and physiological concerns, his dynamic system of thought reveals in a unique way the serious philosophical conflicts that can arise when we think about the self. This book is the first full-length study of this theme, and Christopher Janaway's approach to it is historical, yet at thesame time has a clear philosophical emphasis. He explores in unusual depth Schopenhauer's often ambivalent relation to Kant, seeing him as a pertinent critic, especially on the issues of idealism andfree will. He shows that, while accepting transcendental idealism and the notion of a pure knowing 'I', Schopenhauer was always concerned to establish a rival view of the self as willing: primarily active, embodied, organic, and manifesting pre-rational ends and drives. In the final part of the book Janaway highlights the influence of Schop A study of Arthur Schopenhauer's central philosophical achievement: his account of the self and its relation to the world of objects. Janaway gives a clear and careful guide to this system, and shows that it offers much illumination for current philosophical work on the self. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, ...
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Oxford University Press, Date: 1999-09-23. Paperback. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! 1999. Oxford University Press ISBN 0198250037 9780198250036 [US]