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World as Will and Idea Volume 1

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World as Will and Idea Volume 1

by Arthur Schopenhauer

English· 22:41:00· 45 chapters
Schopenhauer used the word "will" as a human's most familiar designation for the concept that can also be signified by other words such as "desire," "striving," "wanting," "effort," and "urging." Schopenhauer's philosophy holds that all nature, including man, is the expression of an insatiable will to life. It is through the will that mankind finds all their suffering. Desire for more is what causes this suffering. He used the word representation (Vorstellung) to signify the mental idea or image of any object that is experienced as being external to the mind. It is sometimes translated as idea or presentation. This concept includes the representation of the observing subject's own body. Schopenhauer called the subject's own body the immediate object because it is in the closest proximity to the mind, which is located in the brain. (Summary by Wikipedia)
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Chapters

  1. Chapter 1

    00 - Translators' Preface.

    02:38
  2. Chapter 2

    01 - Preface To The First Edition.

    16:16
  3. Chapter 3

    02 - Preface To The Second Edition.

    29:25
  4. Chapter 4

    03 - First Book. The World As Idea. First Aspect.1 - 4

    34:14
  5. Chapter 5

    04 - First Book. The World As Idea. First Aspect. 5- 6

    36:16
  6. Chapter 6

    05 - First Book. The World As Idea. First Aspect. 7

    30:12
  7. Chapter 7

    06 - First Book. The World As Idea. First Aspect 8

    14:39
  8. Chapter 8

    07 - First Book. The World As Idea. First Aspect 9

    30:21
  9. Chapter 9

    08 - First Book. The World As Idea. First Aspect 10 & 12

    26:01
  10. Chapter 10

    09 - First Book. The World As Idea. First Aspect 13 & 14

    37:04
  11. Chapter 11

    10 - First Book. The World As Idea. First Aspect 15

    47:53
  12. Chapter 12

    11 - First Book. The World As Idea. First Aspect 16

    25:28
  13. Chapter 13

    12 - Second Book. The World As Will. First Aspect. 17 to 19

    36:49
  14. Chapter 14

    13 - Second Book. The World As Will. First Aspect. 20 & 23

    38:26
  15. Chapter 15

    14 - Second Book. The World As Will. First Aspect. 24 , 25

    33:58
  16. Chapter 16

    15 - Second Book. The World As Will. First Aspect. 26

    27:45
  17. Chapter 17

    16 - Second Book. The World As Will. First Aspect. 27 part1

    13:19
  18. Chapter 18

    17 - Second Book. The World As Will. First Aspect. 27 part 2

    24:56
  19. Chapter 19

    18 - Second Book. The World As Will. First Aspect.28 & 29

    46:05
  20. Chapter 20

    19 - Third Book. The World As Idea. Second Aspect.Paragraph 30 to 33

    29:09
  21. Chapter 21

    20 - Third Book. The World As Idea. Second Aspect.Paragraph 34 & 35

    19:22
  22. Chapter 22

    21 - Third Book. The World As Idea. Second Aspect.Paragraph 36

    33:58
  23. Chapter 23

    22 - Third Book. The World As Idea. Second Aspect.Paragraph 37 & 39

    43:40
  24. Chapter 24

    23 - Third Book. The World As Idea. Second Aspect.Paragraph 40 to 43

    35:45
  25. Chapter 25

    24 - Third Book. The World As Idea. Second Aspect.Paragraph 44 to 46

    32:32
  26. Chapter 26

    25 - Third Book. The World As Idea. Second Aspect.Paragraph 47 to 49

    23:00
  27. Chapter 27

    26 - Third Book. The World As Idea. Second Aspect.Paragraph 50

    17:45
  28. Chapter 28

    27 - Third Book. The World As Idea. Second Aspect.Paragraph 51

    37:39
  29. Chapter 29

    28 - Third Book. The World As Idea. Second Aspect.Paragraph 52

    36:51
  30. Chapter 30

    29 - Fourth Book. The World As Will. Second Aspect.Paragraph 53

    11:46
  31. Chapter 31

    30 - Fourth Book. The World As Will. Second Aspect.Paragraph 54

    38:49
  32. Chapter 32

    31 - Fourth Book. The World As Will. Second Aspect.Paragraph 55 Part 1

    38:37
  33. Chapter 33

    32 - Fourth Book. The World As Will. Second Aspect.Paragraph Part 2

    28:14
  34. Chapter 34

    33 - Fourth Book. The World As Will. Second Aspect.Paragraph 56 to 57

    44:33
  35. Chapter 35

    34 - Fourth Book. The World As Will. Second Aspect.Paragraph 58 to 59

    22:34
  36. Chapter 36

    35 - Fourth Book. The World As Will. Second Aspect.Paragraph 60 & 61

    23:44
  37. Chapter 37

    36 - Fourth Book. The World As Will. Second Aspect.Paragraph 62 Part 1

    33:33
  38. Chapter 38

    37 - Fourth Book. The World As Will. Second Aspect.Paragraph 62 Part 2

    35:00
  39. Chapter 39

    38 - Fourth Book. The World As Will. Second Aspect.Paragraph 63 & 64

    34:29
  40. Chapter 40

    39 - Fourth Book. The World As Will. Second Aspect.Paragraph 65

    32:24
  41. Chapter 41

    40 - Fourth Book. The World As Will. Second Aspect.Paragraph 66 & 67

    27:19
  42. Chapter 42

    41 - Fourth Book. The World As Will. Second Aspect.Paragraph 68 Part 1

    38:12
  43. Chapter 43

    42 - Fourth Book. The World As Will. Second Aspect.Paragraph 68 Part 2

    41:10
  44. Chapter 44

    43 - Fourth Book. The World As Will. Second Aspect.Paragraph 69 & 70

    39:00
  45. Chapter 45

    44 - Fourth Book. The World As Will. Second Aspect.Paragraph 71

    10:10