On the Basis of MoralityThis edition originally published by Berghahn Books. Schopenhauer's treatise on ethics is presented here in E. F. J. Payne's definitive translation, based on the Hubscher edition (Wiesbaden, 1946-1950). This edition includes an Introduction by David Cartwright, a translator's preface, biographical note, selected bibliography, and an index. For convenient reference to passages in Kant's work discussed by Schopenhauer, Academy edition numbers have been added. |
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Contents
Section 1 | 1 |
Section 2 | 31 |
Section 3 | 33 |
Section 4 | 36 |
Section 5 | 36 |
Section 6 | 36 |
Section 7 | 37 |
Section 8 | 39 |
Section 9 | 49 |
Section 10 | 120 |
Section 11 | 199 |
Section 12 | 215 |
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Page 36 - Better is an handful with quietness, than both the hands full with travail and vexation of spirit.
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Bibliographic information
| Title | On the Basis of Morality Hackett Classics |
| Author | Arthur Schopenhauer |
| Translated by | E. F. J. Payne |
| Edition | reprint, revised |
| Publisher | Hackett Publishing, 1995 |
| ISBN | 0872204421, 9780872204423 |
| Length | 226 pages |
| Subjects | › Philosophy / Ethics & Moral Philosophy |
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