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A newtranslation of Arthur SchopenhauersPererga und Paralipomena
Part IIThis is volume VI the last volume in the Complete Works of Arthur Schopenhauer by Newcomb Livraria Press covering all of Schopenhauers works chronologicallyPererga und Paralipomena is Schopenhauers collection ofphilosophic texts including various essays aphorisms poems and fables published in a twovolume format The title works are transliterations of ancient Greek works for side works and addendums Its subject matter is broad and touches on everyday life and very specific subjects This collection summarizes Schopenhauers life works outside of hisDie Welt als Wille und Vorstellung This contains his Aphorisms to Life Wisdom poetry fables extensive commentaries on Kant and even hisAttempt on ghost seeing and what is connected with it Schopenhauer was critically influential on Nietzsche and many Nietzschean themes are explicitly broken out here including his AntiSocratic AntiMetaphysical and Pessimistic understanding of the WilltoPower the lifeforce of nature oppressed by the heard morality