Parerga and Paralipomena (Greek for "Appendices" and "Omissions", respectively; German: Parerga und Paralipomena) is a collection of philosophical reflections by Arthur Schopenhauer published in 1851.[1] The selection was compiled not as a summation of or introduction to Schopenhauer's philosophy, but as augmentary readings for those who had already embraced it,[2] although the author maintained it would be comprehensible and of interest to the uninitiated nevertheless. The collection is divided into two volumes, covering first the parerga and thereafter the paralipomena to that philosophy. The parerga are six extended essays intended as supplementary to the author's thought. The paralipomena, shorter elaborations divided by topic into thirty-one subheadings, cover material hitherto unaddressed by the philosopher but deemed by him to be complementary to the parerga.[2]
Sketch of a History of the Doctrine of the Ideal and the Real
Fragments for the History of Philosophy
On Philosophy at the Universities
Transcendent Speculation on the Apparent Deliberateness in the Fate of the Individual
Essay on Spirit Seeing and everything connected therewith
Aphorisms on the Wisdom of Life:
Fundamental division
What a Man is
What a Man has
What a Man represents
Counsels and Maxims
On the Different Periods of Life
Volume Two (Paralipomena)
Stray yet Systematically Arranged Thoughts on a Variety of Subjects:
On Philosophy and its Method
On Logic and Dialectic1
Ideas concerning the Intellect generally and in all Respects
Some Observations on the Antithesis of the Thing-in-itself and the Phenomenon
A few Words on Pantheism
On Philosophy and Natural Science
On the Theory of Colours
On Ethics
On Jurisprudence and Politics
On the Doctrine of the Indestructibility of our True Nature by Death
Additional Remarks on the Doctrine of the Vanity of Existence
Additional Remarks on the Doctrine of the Suffering of the World
On Suicide
Additional Remarks on the Doctrine of the Affirmation and Denial of the Will-to-Live
On Religion
Some Remarks on Sanskrit Literature
Some Archaeological Observations
Some Mythological Observations
On the Metaphysics of the Beautiful and Aesthetics
On Judgement, Criticism, Approbation, and Fame
On Learning and the Learned
On Thinking for Oneself
On Authorship and Style
On Reading and Books
On Language and Words
Psychological Remarks
On Women
On Education
On Physiognomy
On Din and Noise
Similes, Parables, and Fables2
1 includes an introduction to The Art of Being Right, Schopenhauer's posthumously published discourse on rhetoric.[3] 2 describes the hedgehog's dilemma, an analogy about the challenges of human intimacy.
Publicationedit
In light of the unenthusiastic reception of the philosopher's earlier publications, publishers were reluctant to commit to this, his last major work. It was only after significant difficulty and through the persuasion of the philosopher's disciple Julius Frauenstädt that Hayn of Berlin consented to publish the two volumes in a print run of 750 copies—with an honorarium of only ten copies for its author.[2][4]
Parerga and Paralipomena drew the attention of John Oxenford, a noted observer and translator of German literary culture, who contributed a favourable, albeit anonymous, review of the work for the English quarterly journal Westminster Review in 1852.[2][4] The following year, Oxenford would write for the journal an article on Schopenhauer's philosophy entitled "Iconoclasm in German Philosophy", which, translated into German and printed in the Vossische Zeitung would spark immediate interest of Schopenhauer's work in Germany and propel the obscure figure to lasting philosophical prominence.[2] In the following years, Schopenhauer succeeded in publishing new editions of all his previous work on the strength of the revived interest, although his plans for a revised edition of Parerga and Paralipomena were stymied by the deterioration of his health in the months preceding his death in 1860.[4]
Style and influenceedit
The subject matter and stylistic arrangement of the paralipomena were significant influences on the work of philosopher and psychologist Paul Rée, and through him most notably the philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche, whose later work explores—following Schopenhauer—the relation of man to himself, the universe, the state, and women through the art of aphorism.[5]
Notesedit
^Wicks, Robert (November 17, 2007). "Arthur Schopenhauer". Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy. Center for the Study of Language and Information, Stanford University. Retrieved August 23, 2010.
Schopenhauer Α. Sämtliche Werke. In 5 Bde. Stuttgart / Frankfurt am Main, 1976. Bd. 4; Bd. 5.
April 26, 2024
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Parerga and Paralipomena Greek for Appendices and Omissions respectively German Parerga und Paralipomena is a collection of philosophical reflections by Arthur Schopenhauer published in 1851 1 The selection was compiled not as a summation of or introduction to Schopenhauer s philosophy but as augmentary readings for those who had already embraced it 2 although the author maintained it would be comprehensible and of interest to the uninitiated nevertheless The collection is divided into two volumes covering first the parerga and thereafter the paralipomena to that philosophy The parerga are six extended essays intended as supplementary to the author s thought The paralipomena shorter elaborations divided by topic into thirty one subheadings cover material hitherto unaddressed by the philosopher but deemed by him to be complementary to the parerga 2 German original edition 1851 Contents 1 Contents 2 Publication 3 Style and influence 4 Notes 5 Bibliography 6 External linksContents editVolume One Parerga Preface Sketch of a History of the Doctrine of the Ideal and the Real Fragments for the History of Philosophy On Philosophy at the Universities Transcendent Speculation on the Apparent Deliberateness in the Fate of the Individual Essay on Spirit Seeing and everything connected therewith Aphorisms on the Wisdom of Life Fundamental division What a Man is What a Man has What a Man represents Counsels and Maxims On the Different Periods of Life Volume Two Paralipomena Stray yet Systematically Arranged Thoughts on a Variety of Subjects On Philosophy and its Method On Logic and Dialectic1 Ideas concerning the Intellect generally and in all Respects Some Observations on the Antithesis of the Thing in itself and the Phenomenon A few Words on Pantheism On Philosophy and Natural Science On the Theory of Colours On Ethics On Jurisprudence and Politics On the Doctrine of the Indestructibility of our True Nature by Death Additional Remarks on the Doctrine of the Vanity of Existence Additional Remarks on the Doctrine of the Suffering of the World On Suicide Additional Remarks on the Doctrine of the Affirmation and Denial of the Will to Live On Religion Some Remarks on Sanskrit Literature Some Archaeological Observations Some Mythological Observations On the Metaphysics of the Beautiful and Aesthetics On Judgement Criticism Approbation and Fame On Learning and the Learned On Thinking for Oneself On Authorship and Style On Reading and Books On Language and Words Psychological Remarks On Women On Education On Physiognomy On Din and Noise Similes Parables and Fables2 1 includes an introduction to The Art of Being Right Schopenhauer s posthumously published discourse on rhetoric 3 2 describes the hedgehog s dilemma an analogy about the challenges of human intimacy Publication editIn light of the unenthusiastic reception of the philosopher s earlier publications publishers were reluctant to commit to this his last major work It was only after significant difficulty and through the persuasion of the philosopher s disciple Julius Frauenstadt that Hayn of Berlin consented to publish the two volumes in a print run of 750 copies with an honorarium of only ten copies for its author 2 4 Parerga and Paralipomena drew the attention of John Oxenford a noted observer and translator of German literary culture who contributed a favourable albeit anonymous review of the work for the English quarterly journal Westminster Review in 1852 2 4 The following year Oxenford would write for the journal an article on Schopenhauer s philosophy entitled Iconoclasm in German Philosophy which translated into German and printed in the Vossische Zeitung would spark immediate interest of Schopenhauer s work in Germany and propel the obscure figure to lasting philosophical prominence 2 In the following years Schopenhauer succeeded in publishing new editions of all his previous work on the strength of the revived interest although his plans for a revised edition of Parerga and Paralipomena were stymied by the deterioration of his health in the months preceding his death in 1860 4 Style and influence editThe subject matter and stylistic arrangement of the paralipomena were significant influences on the work of philosopher and psychologist Paul Ree and through him most notably the philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche whose later work explores following Schopenhauer the relation of man to himself the universe the state and women through the art of aphorism 5 Notes edit Wicks Robert November 17 2007 Arthur Schopenhauer Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy Center for the Study of Language and Information Stanford University Retrieved August 23 2010 a b c d e E F J Payne Translator s Introduction Schopenhauer 2000 p xi Warnock Mary May 8 2005 With respect you re an idiot The Observer Guardian Media Group Retrieved August 23 2010 a b c Cartwright David 2005 Historical Dictionary of Schopenhauer s Philosophy Metuchen Scarecrow Press pp 118 121 ISBN 0 8108 5324 8 Gordon Daniel 2001 Postmodernism and the Enlightenment New York Routledge p 183 ISBN 0 415 92797 8 Bibliography editMagee Bryan 1997 The Philosophy of Schopenhauer Oxford Clarendon Press ISBN 0 19 823723 5 Schopenhauer Arthur 2000 1851 Parerga and Paralipomena E F J Payne translation Oxford Clarendon Press ISBN 0 19 924220 8 Singh Ravindra 2007 Death Contemplation and Schopenhauer Aldershot Ashgate Publishing ISBN 978 0 7546 6050 7 External links edit nbsp Studies in Pessimism public domain audiobook at LibriVox contains selections from Parerga and Paralipomena Essays of Schopenhauer by Arthur Schopenhauer contains selections from Parerga and Paralipomena The Essays of Arthur Schopenhauer Religion a Dialogue Etc contains selections from Parerga and Paralipomena Iconoclasm in German Philosophy in The Westminster Review Volume 59 1853 see p 388 Pararerga und Paralipomena Link to the book at archive org German fraktur Schopenhauer A Samtliche Werke In 5 Bde Stuttgart Frankfurt am Main 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