Books by David Bather Woods
David Bather Woods is a Senior Teaching Fellow in the Department of Philosophy, University of Warwick. His research focus is the philosophy of Arthur Schopenhauer and he has published work in the British Journal for the History of Philosophy, The Palgrave Schopenhauer Handbook, and the Schopenhauer Handbuch. Follow him on Twitter @dbatherwoods and Instagram @all_academic.
Arthur Schopenhauer: The Life and Thought of Philosophy’s Greatest Pessimist
by David Bather Woods
Arthur Schopenhauer: The Life and Thought of Philosophy’s Greatest Pessimist is a wonderful book. It's a beautifully written biography of Arthur Schopenhauer that is reminiscent in style of Sarah Bakewell’s How to Live: A Life of Montaigne. It's highly readable and highly recommended.
Interviews with David Bather Woods
The best books on Arthur Schopenhauer, recommended by David Bather Woods
Arthur Schopenhauer was a German philosopher who held a deeply pessimistic view of the world. He was also, among other things, a misogynist. And yet, he made important contributions to a number of areas of philosophy and had a deep influence on other philosophers. He wrote in a clear style that gained him a wide readership among non-philosophers as well. David Bather Woods, a Schopenhauer expert at the University of Warwick, talks us through his choice of books on the life and work of this remarkable thinker.
Interviews where books by David Bather Woods were recommended
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Why Plato Matters Now
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Death in a Shallow Pond: A Philosopher, a Drowning Child, and Strangers in Need
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Arthur Schopenhauer: The Life and Thought of Philosophy’s Greatest Pessimist
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The Penguin Book of Existentialist Philosophy
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Open Socrates: The Case for a Philosophical Life
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Third Millennium Thinking: Creating Sense in a World of Nonsense
Saul Perlmutter, Robert MacCoun and John Campbell
New Philosophy Books
New Philosophy Books
Philosophy books, at their best, open the door to thinking about how to live our lives and interact with the world around us. Fortunately, the past decade has seen many popular philosophy books published that are highly readable. Some (e.g., books on Stoicism) verge on self-help, others on how to help others. Some introduce the thought of a particular philosopher, others on the skills philosophy teaches, like critical thinking.
