First published in 1818, The World as Will and Representation contains Schopenhauer's entire philosophy, ranging through epistemology, metaphysics, philosophy of mind and action, aesthetics and philosophy of art, to ethics, the meaning of life and the philosophy of religion, in an attempt to account for the world in all its significant aspects. It gives a unique and influential account of what is and is not of value in existence, the striving and pain of the human condition and the possibility of deliverance from it. This translation of the first volume of what later became a two-volume work reflects the eloquence and power of Schopenhauer's prose and renders philosophical terms accurately and consistently. It offers an introduction, glossary of names and bibliography, and succinct editorial notes, including notes on the revisions of the text which Schopenhauer made in 1844 and 1859.
人類是如何誕生的？為何地球上會出現像我們這樣的物種？我們在宇宙中是否有一個特殊的地位或命運？我們要往哪兒去？為什麼？（這是最難回答的問題）兩度獲得普立茲獎的當代科學大儒、眾所公認的全球生物學家及自然歷史學家翹楚，愛德華•威爾森（Edward O. Wilson）從人類在非洲大草原上的起源開始，談及人類在地球及宇宙中定位的集大成之作。＊入圍2014美國國家圖書獎＊美國前副總統高爾、《紐約時報》、《出
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