Arthur Schopenhauer's English Schooling (Routledge Revivals), Bridgwater..

Taylor & Francis

Originally published in 1988 Arthur Schopenhauer\u2019s English Schooling examines the famous German philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer, and his image of England and the influences and experiences which formed that image, notably his visit to England in 1803. His philosophy, when he came to formulate it, showed the pervasive influence of his English reading, was riddled with allusions to his three months at Wimbledon School, and was indeed in many \u2018English\u2019 style; above all it was a philosophy designed as a refutation of \u2018Christianity\u2019 as understood and practised by his English headmaster, who is the invisible b\u00EAte noire behind it. In the course of the book two major figures who have hitherto been known only by name are identified and their lives related. The book also examines many background figures in Schopenhauer\u2019s English diary and the letters addressed to him in 1803. This book, which is based on a wide variety of hitherto unknown material from many dx