Schopenhauer and the Empirical Confirmations of Philosophy

Idealistic Studies 40 (1-2):27-41 (2010)
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Abstract

This paper focuses on Schopenhauer’s On the Will in Nature (1836), a book which is generally underestimated by scholars interested in Schopenhauer’sphilosophy. This essay analyses its genesis in Schopenhauer’s manuscripts, examines its role in Schopenhauer’s thought and its relationship with The World asWill and Representation, and locates its content and meaning with reference to the philosophical and scientific context. Aim of the article is a better understanding of Schopenhauer’s treatise, and such a scope is pursued by accurate insight of its central theme: the notion of Bestätigung, that is the scientific corroboration of the philosophical knowledge.

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Between science and magic: the case of Schopenhauer.Marco Segala - 2021 - Voluntas: Revista Internacional de Filosofia 11 (3):3-16.

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