Schopenhauer's Politics

by Jakob Norberg

Arthur Schopenhauer (1788-1860) lived through an era of great political turmoil, but previous assessments of his political thought have portrayed him as a pessimistic observer with no constructive solutions to offer. By assembling and contextualizing Schopenhauer's dispersed comments on political matters, this book reveals that he developed a distinct conception of politics. In opposition to rising ideological movements such as nationalism or socialism,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1009491547
• ISBN13: 9781009491549
• Release Date: December 2024
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 287 Pages