Gerard Mannion

Schopenhauer, Religion, and Morality

The Humble Path to Ethics

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This work challenges the textbook assessment of Schopenhauer as militant atheist and absolute pessimist. In examining Schopenhauer's grappling with religion, theology and Kant's moral philosophy, Mannion suggests we can actually discern a 'religious' humility in method in Schopenhauer's work, seen most clearly in his ethics of compassion and his doctrine of salvation. Given current debates between theologians and philosophers in relation to 'postmodernity' and 'postmodern thought', this book illustrates that Schopenhauer should be a key figure in such debates.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: CRC Press
• Seitenzahl: 328
• Erscheinungstermin: 6. November 2003
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 19mm
• Gewicht: 640g
• ISBN-13: 9780754608233
• ISBN-10: 0754608239
• Artikelnr.: 57048645

Inhaltsangabe

Contents: Introduction: Schopenhauer and Religion: Schopenhauer's worldview: hope or depair?
Militant atheist? Introducing Schopenhauer on religion
Metaphysics of the people: Schopenhauer, religion and truth
Schopenhauer and Morality: Reason and the foundation of ethics: Schopenhauer's rejection of the Kantian moral system
Kant, religion and morality: first steps on the 'humble path'
Mitleid and morality: interpreting Schopenhauer's ethics
Schopenhauer's humble path: Schopenhauer and the moral gap: the thing-in-itself, the will and beyond
The religion of Schopenhauer: searching for meaning and salvation
Conclusion
Bibliography
Index.