TY - BOOK N2 - Frederick C. Beiser presents a study of the pessimism that dominated German philosophy from the 1860s to c. 1900: the theory that life is not worth living. He explores its major defenders and chief critics, and examines how the theory redirected German philosophy away from the logic of the sciences and toward an examination of the value of life. DO - 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780198768715 DO - doi AB - Frederick C. Beiser presents a study of the pessimism that dominated German philosophy from the 1860s to c. 1900: the theory that life is not worth living. He explores its major defenders and chief critics, and examines how the theory redirected German philosophy away from the logic of the sciences and toward an examination of the value of life. T1 - Weltschmerzpessimism in German philosophy, 1860-1900 / AU - Beiser, Frederick C., ET - First edition. CN - Oxford Scholarship Online CN - B829 ID - 757098 KW - Pessimism KW - Philosophy, German SN - 9780191822070 TI - Weltschmerzpessimism in German philosophy, 1860-1900 / LK - https://univsouthin.idm.oclc.org/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780198768715.001.0001 UR - https://univsouthin.idm.oclc.org/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780198768715.001.0001 ER -