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Schopenhauer was the first one in the history of thought emphatically to insist on the primacy of will over intellect, on the instrumental character of mind in life and in philosophy. He started a movement to which James, Bergson, and Dewey owe not a little. And he combines in his writings the elements of three usually distinct and disparate personalities, a man of the world, a man of thought, and a man of letters.
The net result in his case was one of the unparalleled works of art in the history of philosophy; "The World as Will and Idea" remains a piece of speculative literature by a writer with the imagination of a poet and the precision of an observing realist. Irwin Edman, in this book, decodes the philosophy of Schopenhauer. Irwin Edman was known for the charm and clarity of his writing, and for being an open-minded critic. He was a popular professor and served as a mentor to undergraduate students, notably Pulitzer Prize-winning author Herman Wouk, who dedicated his first novel to Edman.
Edman wrote poetry, essays, and philosophical works. He was greatly influenced by John Dewey and American naturalism, while drawn to the philosophical classics. He once called himself "an empiricist homesick for Platonism." Edman was interested in aesthetics, social and political philosophy, and the philosophy of religion.
He published many works, including Human Traits and Their Social Significance (1920); The Mind of Paul (1935), on St. Paul`s religious outlook; Philosopher`s Holiday (1938), a popular presentation of philosophical anecdotes from his own life; Arts and the Man (1939); and Philosopher`s Quest (1947). Edman also edited English editions of Plato, Boethius, and Santayana.ISBN 9788130713823
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Pages : 392
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