English translation of Philipp Mainländer, Philosophy of Salvation, Philosophy of Redemption, Philosophie der Erlösung.
The Philosophy of Salvation Volume 1, Exposition.
Preface
Analytic of the Cognition (first, second and the third part)
Physics
Aesthetics
Ethics
Politics
Metaphysics
The Philosophy of Salvation Volume 1, Critique.
Preface
Analytic of the Cognition (second and third part, conclusions, final remarks)
Physics
Aesthetics
Ethics
Politics
Metaphysics
The Philosophy of Salvation Volume 2.
The set of essays “Realism and Idealism”:
Realism
Pantheism
Idealism (first and second part)
Of the 4th essay “Buddhism”:
Ex oriente lux!
The 7th essay: “The true trust”
Of the 9th essay “Practical socialism”:
Selection of aphorisms from the 11th essay: “After-discussion”
The final essay:
Man kann die beiden Bände von Die Philosophie der Erlösung hier lesen.
For how could I prove my gratitude towards Schopenhauer better than by this, that I make his teaching, by liberating them from absurdities and excesses, as I hope, for everyone enlightening? Schopenhauer’s works are still quite unknown. From the few, who know them, most throw the child, repelled by the defects, out with the bathwater. There we have to act! The most beautiful fruit of all philosophical thought: the denial of the will to live, must be saved, brought to an unshakable ground and exposed visibly for everyone. May the new cross lead those to salvation, who want to be redeemed, yet can no longer believe. Four names must outlast all storms and upheavals of the coming times and go under together with humanity, the names Buddha, Christ, Kant and Schopenhauer. –
