Article ID: CBB043729764

‘Eadem, sed aliter’: Arthur Schopenhauer as a Critic of ‘Progress’ (2015)

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Scholars have tended to overlook the political import of the ideas of Arthur Schopenhauer (1788–1860). This is perhaps unsurprising, since Schopenhauer himself was not a political philosopher and wrote relatively little about political matters. But Schopenhauer's near-silence on political topics should warrant our attention: why would a systematic philosopher, who made lasting contributions in metaphysics, ethics, and aesthetics, devote so little attention to politics? Connecting his political thought with his philosophy of history, I argue that Schopenhauer can best be regarded as a critic of the idea of progress, especially ‘progress’ conceived of as national development or the growth of the state.

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Authors & Contributors
Gori, Pietro
Zellini, Susanna
Tambolo, Luca
Guidetti, Luca
Wolters, Gereon
Warde, Paul
Concepts
History of philosophy of science
Philosophy of science
Philosophy
Philosophy and politics
Physics
Philosophy of science, as a discipline
Time Periods
19th century
20th century, early
20th century
20th century, late
18th century
17th century
Places
Europe
United States
Russia
North America
Germany
Austro-hungary
Institutions
Vienna Circle
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