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Schopenhauer presupposes his readers to have read Kant's work before starting on this book. Are there any other works I should have perused beforehand that would enhance this reading? Which of Kant's essays would be especially useful for The World as Will and Representation? Thanks in advance!

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1. Plato, The Last Days of Socrates
2. Plato, The Republic - both with the above for a general overview of objective idealism that influences Scho…moreHere:

1. Plato, The Last Days of Socrates
2. Plato, The Republic - both with the above for a general overview of objective idealism that influences Schopenhauer.
3. Hume, An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding - an absolute must before approaching Kant since he was his main influence.
4. Kant, Prolegomena to Any Future Metaphysics - pick a green Cambridge edition with fragments from Critique.
5. Kant, Groundwork for Metahpysics of Morals - for main Kant's ethical point (Categorical imperative).

Note: the list is the shortest possible path to understanding Schopenhauer's main influences. I chose concise and short works (here, an exception being Republic).(less)

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