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Persuasive and humane, this classic offers Schopenhauer's fullest examination of ethical themes. A defiance of Kant's ethics of duty, it proclaims compassion as the basis of morality and outlines a perspective on ethics in which passion and desire correspond to different moral characters, behaviors, and worldviews.
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On the Basis of Morality, Arthur Schopenhauer
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- 1999
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- Language
- English
- Authors
- Arthur Schopenhauer
- Publisher
- Hackett Publishing Co, Inc
- Released
- 1999
- Format
- Paperback
- ISBN10
- 0872204421
- ISBN13
- 9780872204423
- Series
- Tags
- Non-Fiction, Social Sciences, Religion & Spirituality, True Stories, Psychological Topics, Philosophical Topics, Religious Topics, German Literature, Germany, Opinion Journalism & Essays, 19th century
- Original title
- Die beiden Grundprobleme der Ethik
- Rating
- 4.2 out of 5
- Description
- Persuasive and humane, this classic offers Schopenhauer's fullest examination of ethical themes. A defiance of Kant's ethics of duty, it proclaims compassion as the basis of morality and outlines a perspective on ethics in which passion and desire correspond to different moral characters, behaviors, and worldviews.