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David Bather Woods and Timothy Stoll (eds.), The Schopenhauerian Mind, Routledge, 2025, 592pp., $63.99 (pbk) ISBN 9780367501570.
Reviewed by Vasfi Onur Özen, Habib University
The Schopenhauerian Mind reflects the recent surge of interest in Arthur Schopenhauer’s philosophy and its influence on modern thought. The volume is divided into five main sections and includes thirty-eight chapters. The first three sections focus on Schopenhauer’s core philosophical domains: epistemology (“Part I: Knowledge and Reality”), aesthetics (“Part II: Aesthetics and the Arts”), and ethics (“Part III: Ethics, Politics, and Salvation”).
The collection offers some stimulating discussions of Schopenhauer’s thought, making it relevant for anyone interested in his philosophy. Yet, it is not without limitations. The final two sections (“Part IV: Before Schopenhauer” and “Part V: After Schopenhauer”) comprise roughly 42 percent of the total work. This disproportionate focus on Schopenhauer’s connections and influence in European thought comes at the expense of a fuller…
