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The World as Will and Idea (Vol. 3 of 3)

Schopenhauer, Arthur

Read by Expatriate · LibriVox · public domain · Archive.org recording · License · Translated by R. B. Haldane

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Chapters

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01 - XXI. Retrospect and More General View (7:55)
02 - XXII. Objective View of the Intellect, Pt. 1 (18:54)
03 - XXII. Objective View of the Intellect, Pt. 2 (18:28)
04 - XXII. Objective View of the Intellect, Pt. 3 (23:07)
05 - XXIII. On The Objectification Of The Will In Unconscious Nature, Pt. 1 (18:02)
06 - XXIII. On The Objectification Of The Will In Unconscious Nature, Pt. 2 (17:54)
07 - XXIV. On Matter, Pt. 1 (21:57)
08 - XXIV. On Matter, Pt. 2 (19:21)
09 - XXV. Transcendent Considerations Concerning The Will As Thing In Itself (27:31)
10 - XXVI. On Teleology, Pt. 1 (22:09)
11 - XXVI. On Teleology, Pt. 2 (24:04)
12 - XXVII. On Instinct And Mechanical Tendency (18:55)
13 - XXVIII. Characterisation Of The Will To Live (29:45)
14 - XXIX. On The Knowledge Of The Ideas (10:46)
15 - XXX. On the Pure Subject of Knowledge (25:34)
16 - XXXI. On Genius, Pt. 1 (21:08)
17 - XXXI. On Genius, Pt. 2 (22:24)
18 - XXXI. On Genius, Pt. 3 (25:20)
19 - XXXII. On Madness (11:34)
20 - XXXIII. Isolated Remarks on Natural Beauty (6:12)
21 - XXXIV. On the Inner Nature of Art (13:30)
22 - XXXV. On The Æsthetics Of Architecture (23:57)
23 - XXXVI. Isolated Remarks On The Æsthetics Of The Plastic And Pictorial Arts (14:32)
24 - XXXVII. On The Æsthetics Of Poetry, Pt. 1 (20:32)
25 - XXXVII. On The Æsthetics Of Poetry, Pt. 2 (22:21)
26 - XXXVIII. On History (22:24)
27 - XXXIX. On The Metaphysics Of Music (31:12)
28 - XL. Preface (3:53)
29 - XLI. On Death And Its Relation To The Indestructibility Of Our True Nature, Pt. 1 (19:19)
30 - XLI. On Death And Its Relation To The Indestructibility Of Our True Nature, Pt. 2 (21:23)
31 - XLI. On Death And Its Relation To The Indestructibility Of Our True Nature, Pt. 3 (20:19)
32 - XLI. On Death And Its Relation To The Indestructibility Of Our True Nature, Pt. 4 (18:01)
33 - XLI. On Death And Its Relation To The Indestructibility Of Our True Nature, Pt. 5 (19:50)
34 - XLI. On Death And Its Relation To The Indestructibility Of Our True Nature, Pt. 6 (21:00)
35 - XLI. On Death And Its Relation To The Indestructibility Of Our True Nature, Pt. 7 (21:06)
36 - XLII. The Life Of The Species (19:52)
37 - XLIII. On Heredity, Pt. 1 (16:35)
38 - XLIII. On Heredity, Pt. 2 (22:36)
39 - XLIV. The Metaphysics Of The Love Of The Sexes, Pt. 1 (21:07)
40 - XLIV. The Metaphysics Of The Love Of The Sexes, Pt. 2 (20:35)
41 - XLIV. The Metaphysics Of The Love Of The Sexes, Pt. 3 (20:03)
42 - XLIV. The Metaphysics Of The Love Of The Sexes, Pt. 4 (25:22)
43 - XLV. On The Assertion Of The Will To Live (12:49)
44 - XLVI. On The Vanity And Suffering Of Life, Pt. 1 (21:47)
45 - XLVI. On The Vanity And Suffering Of Life, Pt. 2 (23:41)
46 - XLVII. On Ethics, Pt. 1 (20:47)
47 - XLVII. On Ethics, Pt. 2 (19:33)
48 - XLVIII. On The Doctrine Of The Denial Of The Will To Live, Pt. 1 (22:11)
49 - XLVIII. On The Doctrine Of The Denial Of The Will To Live, Pt. 2 (20:37)
50 - XLVIII. On The Doctrine Of The Denial Of The Will To Live, Pt. 3 (25:52)
51 - XLVIII. On The Doctrine Of The Denial Of The Will To Live, Pt. 4 (23:56)
52 - XLIX. The Way Of Salvation (17:09)
53 - L. Epiphilosophy (18:50)
54 - APPENDIX: Essay on the Fourfold Root of the Principle of Sufficient Reason (22:54)

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