Project Gutenberg 2004-01-01 Public domain in the USA. 1237 Schopenhauer, Arthur 1788 1860 Saunders, T. Bailey (Thomas Bailey) 1860 1928 Saunders, Thomas Bailey Saunders, Bailey The Essays of Arthur Schopenhauer; On Human Nature Human nature -- Government -- Free-will and fatalism -- Character -- Moral instinct -- Ethical reflections. Etext produced by Juliet Sutherland, Josephine Paolucci and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team. HTML file produced by David Widger "The Essays of Arthur Schopenhauer; On Human Nature" by Arthur Schopenhauer is a collection of philosophical essays likely written in the early 19th century. The work illuminates various aspects of human nature, touching on themes of morality, government, free will, character, and ethical reflections. The opening of the collection introduces the theme of the internal significance of moral and intellectual truths versus physical truths. Schopenhauer emphasizes that understanding human nature's moral dimensions is essential while critiquing the superficial considerations often attributed to human character. He discusses the role of compassion versus judgment in interpersonal interactions, suggesting that recognizing the shared suffering of humanity promotes empathy over contempt. Furthermore, he contrasts various ethical viewpoints from different cultures, stressing the importance of true moral understanding over societal constructs of dignity or virtue, thus setting the stage for a deeper exploration of human nature and the complexities of moral philosophy. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 59.2 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Ethics Political science B Text Category: Essays, Letters & Speeches Category: Philosophy & Ethics 234979 2025-08-05T04:54:02.545665 text/html 212920 2024-10-28T18:01:25 text/html 173409 2025-08-05T04:54:09.599639 application/epub+zip 175620 2025-08-05T04:54:06.014625 application/epub+zip 153618 2025-08-05T04:54:04.614659 application/epub+zip 381379 2025-08-05T04:54:12.044614 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 364547 2025-08-05T04:54:08.617690 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 322074 2022-09-05T09:43:23.392761 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 206377 2025-08-05T04:54:02.176688 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 186450 2024-10-28T18:01:25 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17237 2025-08-05T04:54:12.170617 application/rdf+xml 20619 2025-08-05T04:54:05.202634 image/jpeg 4446 2025-08-05T04:54:04.947631 image/jpeg 170732 2025-08-05T04:54:02.566648 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia de.wikipedia