Arthur Schopenhauer's English SchoolingOriginally published in 1988 Arthur Schopenhauer’s 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 ‘English’ style; above all it was a philosophy designed as a refutation of ‘Christianity’ as understood and practised by his English headmaster, who is the invisible bête 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’s 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 different sources, will permanently modify our view of his philosophy; it also has important implications for educationalists and for all interest in the history of ideas. |
Contents
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Arthur Schopenhauers English Diary | |
Arthur Schopenhauers English Headmaster | |
Parson Lancaster at Wimbledon | |
Letters to Schopenhauer at Wimbledon | |
Wimbledon School | |
AfterEffects | |
Bibliography | |
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Alexander Carlyle appointed Arthur Schopenhauer attended became Bishop Boswell boys British Burney chapel chaplain Church curate Danzig described diary dined doubt Dr Runge Dumfries Dundas Durham Edinburgh Emma Hamilton England English fact Fanny Burney Farrer father Floris Schopenhauer French Garden George Chapman German Grammar Hamburg headmaster Heinrich Floris Henry Lancaster Herr Hume Ibid included James James Boswell Johanna Schopenhauer John Horne Tooke June Kant known Lady Hamilton Lancaster's academy later Latin letter Library lived London Lord Nelson Lorenz Meyer Maughanby merchant Merton Place Museum October parish Parson Lancaster Parson's Green person Peter Pindar philosophy Pindar Pitt Plan of Education presumably probably pupils religion residence Richard Jameson Rücker S-Jb Samuel schoolmaster September sermon Solly Street Sunday Sunderland things Thomas Lancaster Thomas Lancaster's took translation visited Volunteers wife Wimbledon School writing wrote young Schopenhauer