Immerse yourself in the profound insights of Arthur Schopenhauer's groundbreaking philosophical work that has influenced generations of thinkers and redefined the way we understand our existence.

Volume 1 of the definitive English translation of one of the most important philosophical works of the 19th century, the basic statement in one important stream of post-Kantian thought. For 70 years, the only unabridged English translation of this work was the Haldane-Kemp collaboration. In 1958, a new translation by E. F. J. Payne appeared, correcting nearly 1,000 errors and omissions in the Haldane-Kemp translation. Based on the definitive 1937 German edition of Schopenhauer's work prepared by Dr. Arthur Hübscher, Payne's edition is the first to translate into English the text's many quotations in half a dozen languages. It is thus the most useful edition for the student or teacher.

694 pages