Schopenhauer: 'The World as Will and Representation': Volume 1 (The Cambridge Edition of the Works of Schopenhauer)

First published in 1818, The World as Will and Representation contains Schopenhauer's entire philosophy, ranging through epistemology, metaphysics, philosophy of mind and action, aesthetics and philosophy of art, to ethics, the meaning of life and the philosophy of religion, in an attempt to account for the world in all its significant aspects. It gives a unique and influential account of what is and is not of value in existence, the striving and pain of the human condition and the possibility of deliverance from it. This new translation of the first volume of what later became a two-volume work reflects the eloquence and power of Schopenhauer's prose and renders philosophical terms accurately and consistently. It offers an introduction, glossary of names and bibliography, and succinct editorial notes, including notes on the revisions of the text which Schopenhauer made in 1844 and 1859. The World As Will And Representation: Volume 1: Preface To The First Edition -- Preface To The Second Edition -- Preface To The Third Edition -- First Book: The World As Representation, First Consideration. Representation Subject To The Principle Of Sufficient Reason: The Object Of Experience And Science -- Second Book: The World As Will, First Consideration. The Objectivation Of The Will -- Third Book: The World As Representation, Second Consideration. Representation Independent Of The Principle Of Sufficient Reason: The Platonic Idea: The Object Of Art -- Fourth Book: The World As Will, Second Consideration. With The Achievement Of Self-knowledge, Affirmation And Negation Of The Will To Life -- Appendix: Critique Of The Kantian Philosophy -- Volume 2: Supplements To The First Book: First Half: The Doctrine Of Intuitive Representation ; Second Half: The Doctrine Of Abstract Representation, Or Thinking -- Supplements To The Second Book -- Supplements To The Third Book -- Supplements To The Fourth Book. Arthur Schopenhauer ; Translated And Edited By Judith Norman, Alistair Welchman, Christopher Janaway ; With An Introduction By Christopher Janaway. Includes Bibliographical References And Indexes. Translated From The German. Cover Title Page Copyright CONTENTS General editor's preface Editorial notes and references Introduction Notes on text and translation Chronology Bibliography THE WORLD AS WILL AND REPRESENTATION, Vol. 1 Contents (Detailed) Preface to the first edition Preface to the second edition Preface to the third edition First Book: The world as representation, first consideration. Representation subject to the principle of sufficient reason: the object of experience and science Second Book: The world as will, first consideration. The objectivation of the will Third Book: The world as representation, second consideration. Representation independent of the principle of sufficient reason: the Platonic Idea: the object of art Fourth Book: The world as will, second consideration. With the achievement of self-knowledge, affirmation and negation of the will to life Appendix: Critique of the Kantian Philosophy Variants in different editions Glossary of names Index The German philosopher explains his thoughts about intellectual perception and abstract representation and critically analyzes Kant's ideas and teachings. Bibliogs. This translation is the first volume of Schopenhauer's major work, which was highly influential on subsequent thinkers including Nietzsche, Freud and Beckett.