Prince Andrei Bolkónsky: a Schopenhaurian hero

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https://doi.org/10.5902/2179378634010

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Tolstoy, Schopenhauer, War and Peace

Abstract

In this paper, I intend to argue that Prince Andrei Bolkonsky, one of the lead characters of the novel War and Peace, by Leo Tolstoy, can be taken as a Schopenhaurian hero.

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Pedro Carné, Universidade Federal de Ouro Preto, Ouro Preto, MG

Professor Substituto na Universidade Federal de Ouro Preto (UFOP). Doutor em Filosofia pela Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro (PUC-Rio).

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Published

2019-04-30

How to Cite

Carné, P. (2019). Prince Andrei Bolkónsky: a Schopenhaurian hero. Voluntas: International Journal of Philosophy, 10(1), 142–153. https://doi.org/10.5902/2179378634010

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Vol. 10 No. 1 (2019): Dossier Philosophies of the body + Schopenhauerian Studies

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Schopenhauerian Studies

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