Isbn: 9781554816675 - evil, suffering, and pessimism: readings from the darker side of modern philosophy (14 risultati)

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Paperback. Condizione: new. Paperback. Is it possible to explain the existence of evil under the supposition of a supremely good creator? Are we ourselves the cause of most of the suffering that befalls us? Is life generally more painful than it is pleasant, and if so is non-existence preferable to existence? Is happiness ever even attainable?These questions occupied some of the best-known philosophers of the seventeenth to nineteenth centuriesfigures such as G. W. Leibniz, Pierre Bayle, David Hume, Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Voltaire, Immanuel Kant, Arthur Schopenhauer, and Friedrich Nietzsche. They were also richly discussed by writers often since excluded from the philosophical canon, such as Ottobah Cugoano, Mary Astell, and Olga Plumacher. In this unique and provocative anthology, one will find philosophers bending their intellectual efforts to the darker side of life. Evil, Suffering, and Pessimism is an anthology of philosophical and literary readings on its titular themes, inclusive of a diverse set of European writers from the 17th to 19th centuries. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

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Paperback. Condizione: new. Paperback. Is it possible to explain the existence of evil under the supposition of a supremely good creator? Are we ourselves the cause of most of the suffering that befalls us? Is life generally more painful than it is pleasant, and if so is non-existence preferable to existence? Is happiness ever even attainable?These questions occupied some of the best-known philosophers of the seventeenth to nineteenth centuriesfigures such as G. W. Leibniz, Pierre Bayle, David Hume, Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Voltaire, Immanuel Kant, Arthur Schopenhauer, and Friedrich Nietzsche. They were also richly discussed by writers often since excluded from the philosophical canon, such as Ottobah Cugoano, Mary Astell, and Olga Plumacher. In this unique and provocative anthology, one will find philosophers bending their intellectual efforts to the darker side of life. Evil, Suffering, and Pessimism is an anthology of philosophical and literary readings on its titular themes, inclusive of a diverse set of European writers from the 17th to 19th centuries. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.…

Paperback. Condizione: new. Paperback. Is it possible to explain the existence of evil under the supposition of a supremely good creator? Are we ourselves the cause of most of the suffering that befalls us? Is life generally more painful than it is pleasant, and if so is non-existence preferable to existence? Is happiness ever even attainable?These questions occupied some of the best-known philosophers of the seventeenth to nineteenth centuriesfigures such as G. W. Leibniz, Pierre Bayle, David Hume, Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Voltaire, Immanuel Kant, Arthur Schopenhauer, and Friedrich Nietzsche. They were also richly discussed by writers often since excluded from the philosophical canon, such as Ottobah Cugoano, Mary Astell, and Olga Plumacher. In this unique and provocative anthology, one will find philosophers bending their intellectual efforts to the darker side of life. Evil, Suffering, and Pessimism is an anthology of philosophical and literary readings on its titular themes, inclusive of a diverse set of European writers from the 17th to 19th centuries. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.…

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Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - Is it possible to explain the existence of evil under the supposition of a supremely good creator Are we ourselves the cause of most of the suffering that befalls us Is life generally more painful than it is pleasant, and if so is non-existence preferable to existence Is happiness ever even attainable These questions occupied some of the best-known philosophers of the seventeenth to nineteenth centuries--figures such as G. W. Leibniz, Pierre Bayle, David Hume, Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Voltaire, Immanuel Kant, Arthur Schopenhauer, and Friedrich Nietzsche. They were also richly discussed by writers often since excluded from the philosophical canon, such as Ottobah Cugoano, Mary Astell, and Olga Plumacher. In this unique and provocative anthology, one will find philosophers bending their intellectual efforts to the darker side of life.…