Better Consciousness: Schopenhauer's Philosophy of Value reassesses Schopenhauer's aesthetics and ethics and their contemporary relevance.
Features a collection of new essays from leading Schopenhauer scholars
Explores a relatively neglected area of Schopenhauer's philosophy
Offers a new perspective on a great thinker who crystallized the pessimism of the nineteenth century and has many points of contact with twenty-first century thought
About the Author
Alex Neill is a Reader in Philosophy at the University of Southampton. His current focus is on the history of 18th- and 19th-century philosophical aesthetics. He is co-editor (with Aaron Ridley) of The Philosophy of Art: Readings Ancient and Modern (1995) and Arguing About Art: Contemporary Philosophical Debates, 3e (2007).
Christopher Janaway is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Southampton. His research interests fall chiefly in the areas of 19th-century German philosophy and aesthetics. His recent books include Schopenhauer: A Very Short Introduction (2002), Reading Aesthetics: Selected Texts with Interactive Commentary (Blackwell, 2005), and Beyond Selflessness: Reading Nietzsche'sGenealogy (2007).
