Schopenhauer: On the Fourfold Root of the Principle of Sufficient Reason and Other Writings (The Cambridge Edition of the Works of Schopenhauer)

Cover; ARTHUR SCHOPENHAUER: On the Fourfold Root of the Principle of Sufficient Reason and Other Writings; Series Page; Title; Copyright; Contents; General editor's preface; Editorial notes and references; INTRODUCTION; ON THE FOURFOLD ROOT OF THE PRINCIPLE OF SUFFICIENT REASON; Genesis of the work; Differences between editions; The Second Edition; Principle of sufficient reason of becoming; Principle of sufficient reason of knowing; Principle of sufficient reason of being; Principle of sufficient reason of acting; General remarks and results; ON VISION AND COLOURS; Genesis of the work.;These new translations provide a comprehensive view of Schopenhauer's contribution to epistemology, theory of perception and philosophy of nature. Cover ARTHUR SCHOPENHAUER: On the Fourfold Root of the Principle of Sufficient Reason and Other Writings Series Page Title Copyright Contents General editor's preface Editorial notes and references INTRODUCTION ON THE FOURFOLD ROOT OF THE PRINCIPLE OF SUFFICIENT REASON Genesis of the work Differences between editions The Second Edition Principle of sufficient reason of becoming Principle of sufficient reason of knowing Principle of sufficient reason of being Principle of sufficient reason of acting General remarks and results ON VISION AND COLOURS Genesis of the work. Differences between editionsThe Second Edition The place of On Vision and Colours in Schopenhauer's oeuvre ON WILL IN NATURE Genesis of the work Differences between editions The second edition The place of On Will in Nature in Schopenhauer's oeuvre NOTES ON TEXT AND TRANSLATION GERMAN EDITION VOCABULARY STYLE, SYNTAX, AND PUNCTUATION SCHOPENHAUER'S USE OF OTHER LANGUAGES Chronology Bibliography Collation of the Two Editions of On the Fourfold Root 1 On the Fourfold Root of the Principle of Sufficient Reason: A Philosophical Treatise Preface Contents. First Chapter Introduction 1 THE METHOD 2 ITS APPLICATION IN THE PRESENT CASE 3 ADVANTAGE OF THIS INQUIRY5 4 IMPORTANCE OF THE PRINCIPLE OF SUFFICIENT REASON 5 THE PRINCIPLE ITSELF SECOND CHAPTER Survey of what is most important in previous teachings about the principle of sufficient reason 6 FIRST STATEMENT OF THE PRINCIPLE AND DISTINCTION BETWEEN TWO MEANINGS OF THE SAME 7 DESCARTESD 8 SPINOZA 9 LEIBNIZA 10 WOLFF 11 PHILOSOPHERS BETWEEN WOLFF AND KANT 12 HUME 13 KANT AND HIS SCHOOL 14 ON THE PROOF OF THE PRINCIPLE. THIRD CHAPTER Inadequacy of previous accountsa and sketch of a new one 15 CASES THAT ARE NOT INCLUDED AMONG THE PREVIOUSLY ESTABLISHED MEANINGS OF THE PRINCIPLE 16 THE ROOT OF THE PRINCIPLE OF SUFFICIENT REASON39 FOURTH CHAPTER On the first class of objects for the subject and the form of the principle of sufficient reason governing in it 17 GENERAL EXPLANATION OF THIS CLASS OF OBJECTS 18 OUTLINE OF A TRANSCENDENTAL ANALYSIS OF EMPIRICAL REALITY42 19 IMMEDIATE PRESENCE OF REPRESENTATIONS49 20 PRINCIPLE OF SUFFICIENT REASON OF BECOMING58 21. APRIORITY OF THE CONCEPT OF CAUSALITY -- INTELLECTUAL BASISB OF EMPIRICAL INTUITION -- THE UNDERSTANDING62 22 ON THE IMMEDIATE OBJECT 23 DISPUTATION OF THE PROOF OF THE APRIORITY OF THE CONCEPT OF CAUSALITY ADVANCED BY KANT65 24 ON THE MISAPPLICATION OF THE LAW OF CAUSALITY79 25 THE TIME OF AN ALTERATION FIFTH CHAPTER On the second class of objects for the subject and the form of the principle of sufficient reason governing in it 26 EXPLANATION OF THIS CLASS OF OBJECTS81 27 USES OF CONCEPTS 28 REPRESENTATIVESF OF CONCEPTS. THE POWER OF JUDGEMENT 29. This Volume Of New Translations Unites Three Shorter Works By Arthur Schopenhauer That Expand On Themes From His Book The World As Will And Representation. In On The Fourfold Root He Takes The Principle Of Sufficient Reason, Which States That Nothing Is Without A Reason Why It Is, And Shows How It Covers Different Forms Of Explanation Or Ground That Previous Philosophers Have Tended To Confuse. Schopenhauer Regarded This Study, Which He First Wrote As His Doctoral Dissertation, As An Essential Preliminary To The World As Will. On Will In Nature Examines Contemporary Scientific Findings In Search Of Corroboration Of His Thesis That Processes In Nature Are All A Species Of Striving Towards Ends; And On Vision And Colours Defends An Anti-newtonian Account Of Colour Perception Influenced By Goethe's Famous Colour Theory. This Is The First English Edition To Provide Extensive Editorial Notes On The Different Published Versions Of These Works-- Machine Generated Contents Note: General Editor's Preface; Editorial Notes And References; Introduction; Notes On Text And Translation; Chronology; Bibliography; Part I. On The Fourfold Root Of The Principle Of Sufficient Reason: 1. Introduction; 2. Survey Of What Is Most Important In Previous Teachings About The Principle Of Sufficient Reason; 3. Inadequacy Of Previous Accounts And Sketch Of A New One; 4. On The First Class Of Objects For The Subject And The Form Of The Principle Of Sufficient Reason Governing In It; 5. On The Second Class Of Objects For The Subject And The Form Of The Principle Of Sufficient Reason Governing In It; 6. On The Third Class Of Objects For The Subject And The Form Of The Principle Of Sufficient Reason Governing In It; 7. On The Fourth Class Of Objects For The Subject And The Form Of The Principle Of Sufficient Reason Governing In It; 8. General Remarks And Results; Variants In Different Editions; Collation Of The Two Editions; Part Ii. On Vision And Colours: 9. On Vision; 10. On Colours; Variants In Different Editions; Part Iii. On Will In Nature: 11. Introduction; 12. Physiology And Pathology; 13. Comparative Anatomy; 14. Plant Physiology; 15. Physical Astronomy; 16. Linguistics; 17. Animal Magnetism And Magic; 18. Sinology; Reference To Ethics; Conclusion; Variants In Different Editions; Glossary Of Names; Index. Arthur Schopenhauer ; Translated And Edited By David E. Cartwright, Edward E. Erdmann, Christopher Janaway ; With An Introduction By David E. Cartwright, Edward E. Erdmann. Includes Index. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. On the Fourfold Root, translated here in a readable and scholarly edition, is an essential preliminary to Schopenhauer's great book The World as Will and Representation. In the companion works Schopenhauer defends his idea that all nature is an expression of will and attacks Newton's account of colour perception.