Schopenhauer and Adorno on Bodily Suffering: A Comparative Analysis

Peters, M.

Schopenhauer and Adorno on Bodily Suffering explores how the works of both philosophers revolve around an entwinement of pessimism and optimism, which links statements regarding the wrongness of the world to analyses of the human capability to experience compassion with bodily suffering and to the redeeming qualities of the arts.

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Published by: Palgrave Macmillan

Publication Date: 2014-01-01

Format: Paperback

ISBN-13: 9781349489473

DOI: 10.1057/9781137412171

Dimensions: 216cm x140cm

Pages: 279