Bettie's Books

bookshelves: winter-20142015, philosophy, published-1994, nonfiction, lit-crit, tbr-busting-2014

Description: Schopenhauer is considered to be the most readable of German philosophers. This book gives a succinct explanation of his metaphysical system, concentrating on the original aspects of his thought, which inspired many artists and thinkers including Nietzsche, Wagner, Freud, and Wittgenstein. Schopenhauer's central notion is that of the will--a blind, irrational force that he uses to interpret both the human mind and the whole of nature. Seeing human behavior as that of a natural organism governed by the will to life, Schopenhauer developed radical insights concerning the unconscious and sexuality which influenced both psychologists and philosophers.

WL Archaeology: A Very Short Introduction
TR Socrates: A Very Short Introduction
3* Paul: A Very Short Introduction
TR Animal Rights: A Very Short Introduction
TR Terrorism: A Very Short Introduction
3* Ancient Egypt: A Very Short Introduction
TR Ancient Warfare: A Very Short Introduction
TR Dreaming: A Very Short Introduction
TR Sikhism: A Very Short Introduction
TR The Dead Sea Scrolls: A Very Short Introduction
4* Racism: A Very Short Introduction
4* The New Testament as Literature: A Very Short Introduction
TR Relativity: A Very Short Introduction
TR Superconductivity: A Very Short Introduction
4* Sexuality: A Very Short Introduction
TR The History of Life: A Very Short Introduction
4* Witchcraft: A Very Short Introduction
3* The Book of Mormon: A Very Short Introduction
TR Leadership: A Very Short Introduction
3* Forensic Science: A Very Short Introduction
TR North American Indians: A Very Short Introduction
TR The Laws of Thermodynamics: A Very Short Introduction
TR The Reagan Revolution: A Very Short Introduction
4* Forensic Psychology: A Very Short Introduction
4* Druids: A Very Short Introduction
3* Schopenhauer: A Very Short Introduction