Christine Battersby/ Christopher Janaway/ Christopher Ryan
Schopenhauer’s work prefigured important developments in philosophy, psychology, and political thought. On the two-hundredth anniversary of the publication of his The World as Will and Representation, we examine the life and work of Arthur Schopenhauer. How can we better understand his relationship with Eastern philosophy? How can his work help us address current questions in art and ethics? And what can he teach us about human suffering?
Speakers
Christine Battersby
Reader Emerita in Philosophy, University of Warwick
Christopher Janaway
Professor of Philosophy, University of Southampton
Christopher Ryan
Senior Lecturer in Philosophy and Education, London Metropolitan University
Chair
Danielle Sands
Lecturer in Comparative Literature and Culture, Royal Holloway, University of London & Fellow, Forum for Philosophy
Recorded on 7 May 2019 at the LSE
