On the Will in Nature

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On the Will in Nature is a philosophical work by Arthur Schopenhauer that explores how his concept of the metaphysical will manifests in various domains of the natural sciences.

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Über den Willen in der Natur 1

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instanceOf book
philosophical work
aimsToShow manifestations of metaphysical will in natural sciences
author Arthur Schopenhauer
basedOn The World as Will and Representation
centralConcept will as thing-in-itself
countryOfOrigin Germany
discusses animal magnetism
chemistry
inorganic nature
organic nature
physics
physiology
follows The World as Will and Representation
genre metaphysics
philosophy
hasPart chapter on animal magnetism
chapter on astronomy or cosmology
chapter on chemistry
chapter on comparative anatomy
chapter on physics
chapter on physiology
chapter on plant physiology
hasPerspective pessimistic metaphysics
hasTheme empirical confirmation of metaphysics
interpretation of scientific findings through will
unity of nature and will
influenced 19th-century metaphysics
later philosophy of nature
influencedBy Immanuel Kant
The World as Will and Representation
languageFamily Indo-European language family
surface form: Indo-European languages
mainSubject metaphysical will
philosophy of nature
relationship between philosophy and natural science
notableFor attempt to ground metaphysics in empirical science
systematic application of the concept of will to natural sciences
originalLanguage German
periodOfPublication 19th century
philosophicalClaim natural phenomena are objectifications of will
philosophicalDomain ontology
philosophy of science
philosophicalSchool Schopenhauerian philosophy
philosophicalTradition German idealism
relatedWork On the Fourfold Root of the Principle of Sufficient Reason
Parerga and Paralipomena
titleInOriginalLanguage On the Will in Nature self-linksurface differs
surface form: Über den Willen in der Natur
workOfPhilosopher Arthur Schopenhauer

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Arthur Schopenhauer notableWork On the Will in Nature
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this entity surface form: Über den Willen in der Natur