Great Ideas: The Horrors and Absurdities of Religion by Arthur Schopenhauer

Great Ideas: The Horrors and Absurdities of Religion

Author: Arthur Schopenhauer

A fascinating examination of ethics, religion and psychology, this selection of Schopenhauer's works contains scathing attack on the nature and logic of religion, and an essay on ethics that ranges from the American slavery debate to the vices of Buddhism.

Essays and Aphorisms

By Arthur Schopenhauer

One of the greatest philosophers of the nineteenth century, Schopenhauer (1788-1860) believed that human action is determined not by reason but by 'will' - the blind and irrational desire for physical existence. This selection of his writings on religion, ethics, politics, women, suicide, books and many other themes is taken from Schopenhauer's last work, Parerga and Paralipomena, which he published...

Published: 01/02/1977

Format: Paperback

ISBN: 9780140442274

RRP: $9.95