The Schopenhauer, Arthur 1788-1860 creator Bullock, Arthur Brodrick 1860- text utu 2014 monographic en 1 online resource : multiple file formats "The Basis of Morality" by Arthur Schopenhauer is a philosophical essay written in 1839. Schopenhauer challenges traditional ethical systems—including Kant's categorical imperative, religious promises of heavenly reward, and governmental laws—arguing they all rest on selfish egoism. Instead, he proposes that true morality stems from compassion: the immediate participation in another's suffering, where the barrier between self and other dissolves. This controversial work, which critiqued Hegelian philosophy, was rejected by the Royal Danish Society despite being their only submission. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/On_the_Basis_of_Morality Release date is 2014-02-16 Produced by Marc D'Hooghe (Images generously made available by the Internet Archive - Cornell University) Original publication data not identified Ethics B Original publication data not identified https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/44929 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/44929 UtSlPG 260607 20260610134030.0 44929