1st Edition

Schopenhauer’s Moral Philosophy

Edited By Patrick Hassan Copyright 2022
206 Pages 1 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

206 Pages 1 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

206 Pages 1 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

This volume brings together internationally recognised Schopenhauer scholars to develop new perspectives on his moral philosophy. Despite anticipating and engaging with many of the arguments now recognisable in Anglophone moral philosophy, Arthur Schopenhauer has often been overlooked as a potential contributor to contemporary discourse within this domain. Not only was he one of the most... Read more

Introduction Patrick Hassan

1. Schopenhauer’s Rejection of the Moral Ought Stephen Puryear

2. Schopenhauer’s ‘Titus’ Argument Colin Marshall

3. The Moral Perception of Inherent Value Sandra Shapshay

4. Virtue and the Problem of Egoism in Schopenhauer’s Moral Philosophy Patrick Hassan

5. Schopenhauer, The Philosopher of Vulnerability Gudrun von Tevenar

6. All Creatures Great and Small: Schopenhauer On the Value of Life and the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Mark Migotti

7. Schopenhauer, Suicide, and Contemporary Pessimism Michael Cholbi

8. Schopenhauer’s Sexual Ethics David Bather Woods

9. Schopenhauer’s ‘Indian’ Ethics Christopher Janaway.

Index

Biography

Patrick Hassan is a Lecturer in Philosophy at Cardiff University. He specialises in ethics, 19th-century philosophy, and environmental philosophy. He is the author of a host of peer-reviewed articles and book chapters on Nietzsche, Schopenhauer, and in ethics more broadly.

"With this collection of cutting-edge essays, Schopenhauer moves one step closer to his rightful place among the great moral philosophers of history."Stephen Puryear, North Carolina State University, USA