Abstract

Willing and Nothingness contains eight essays by eight scholars explaining and comparing aspects of Nietzsche’s and Schopenhauer’s philosophy. The themes are summarized in Janaway’s introduction. Appended are a translation of Nietzsche’s notes called “On Schopenhauer” from 1868 as well as a list of Nietzsche references to Schopenhauer in Nietzsche’s works. The first essay, written by Janaway, provides for an account of the evaluation of Schopenhauer’s philosophy in Nietzsche’s works. The other essays deal with both philosophers’ views on truth, on art, moral philosophy, the will, optimism and pessimism, the self and materialism.