Weltschmerz: Pessimism in German Philosophy, 1860-1900

by Frederick C. Beiser

Book Overview

Weltschmerz is a study of the pessimism that dominated German philosophy in the second half of the nineteenth century. Pessimism was essentially the theory that life is not worth living. This theory was introduced into German philosophy by Schopenhauer, whose philosophy became very fashionable in the 1860s. Frederick C. Beiser examines the intense and long controversy that arose from Schopenhauer's pessimism, which changed the agenda of philosophy...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0198822650
• ISBN13: 9780198822653
• Release Date: September 2018
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.2"