On the Fourfold Root of the Principle of Sufficient Reason

Arthur Schopenhauer

Translated by Mme. Karl Hillebrand

22 chapters · about 8 h

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The opening

ON THE FOURFOLD ROOT OF THE PRINCIPLE OF SUFFICIENT REASON. A PHILOSOPHICAL TREATISE.

A PHILOSOPHICAL TREATISE.

Ναὶ μὰ τὸν ἁμετέρᾳ ψυχᾷ παραδόντα τετρακτύν, Παγὰν ἀενάου φύσεως ῥιζώματ’ ἔχουσαν.

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The words
Mme. Karl Hillebrand's English translation, copied word for word.
Left out
  • The source library's header, footer and license, in 3 places
  • The title page and opening pages before chapter 1
  • A preface, foreword or afterword, in 13 places
  • The printed table of contents (the app makes its own)
  • Page numbers and running heads from the printed pages
  • The work's half-title repeated before Chapter I (the part label carries it)
  • Pictures and their captions
  • Notes and pages added by translators, editors or publishers, in 92 places