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THE
PHILOSOPHY OF
THE UNCONSCIOUS (Volume I)
by Eduard
von HARTMANN
THIS VOLUME :
- Volume I looks at the "Unconscious"
as it expresses itself through bodily and mental life, both in
humans and in animals, providing a rich wealth of examples to
support all of the points that are set forth. He even provides
mathematical proof relating to the reason why we assume an end
to the aims in nature. As the present volume contains most supplementary
materials, we will take a moment to explain what these are, as
they are very helpful.
FEATURES :
The Introductory Essay "The
Philosopher of the Unconscious" (by Prof. E. d'Araille)
describes the impact and relevance of E. von Hartmann's thoughts
for today, considering each of the three volumes separately,
explaining their position in regard to the prior history of thought
and their influences on the following eras.
The Translator's Preface (W.C. Coupland) helps us appreciate
more about the workby giving us some pertinent facts about the
writer's life, and mentioning some of the challenges of translation.
An Essay called "The Great Quietus" by
Edgar Everson Saltus (extracted from his book 'The Philosophy
of Disenchantment') which offers us a rare chance to see Eduard
von Hartmann at home in the early 1880's, visited by an American
writer who gives us a lively and succinct account of his 'Pessimism',
while interviewing him about varied aspects of his thought. Very
interesting. A Select Bibliography, of most use to the
scholar who wishes to take his research into Hartmann's thought
one stage further, furnishing not only a chronological listing
of the author's major works, but also a list of English translations,
plus books and articles describing his life and work. Titles
in English/ German. The Author's Prefaces to the Seventh,
Eight and Ninth Editions of his work, which provide many valuable
remarks of the writer that help demystify the contents of this
truly Gargantuan treatise.
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