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Subject, philosophy: the subject is, in the most general sense, the originator of actions and creativity as well as bearer of ideas, beliefs, perceptions, feelings and moods. In the tradition of German idealism the subject is opposed to the object. More recently, there has been a shift in the focus of the discussion to questions of access to internal states. See also I, self, subjectivity, object, idealism, actions, action theory.
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Annotation: The above characterizations of concepts are neither definitions nor exhausting presentations of problems related to them. Instead, they are intended to give a short introduction to the contributions below. – Lexicon of Arguments.

 
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Arthur Schopenhauer on Subjects - Dictionary of Arguments

Korfmacher Schopenhauer zur Einführung Hamburg 1994

I 22
Subject/object/Schopenhauer: their disintegration, their non-identity in the empirical world, already states that their reality can only be relative. If no object is conceivable without a subject, then there is no being object per se.
>Subject-Object Problem
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I 36
Subject/Schopenhauer: not only knowledge, but also body with sensations: Lust and unwillingness - lust: experience, no recognition - therefore it is no mere imagination.
>Imagination.
I 90
Def Pure subject of recognition/Schopenhauer: liberated from his individuality. Free of volition.
>Will, >Recognition/Schopenhauer.

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Explanation of symbols: Roman numerals indicate the source, arabic numerals indicate the page number. The corresponding books are indicated on the right hand side. ((s)…): Comment by the sender of the contribution. Translations: Dictionary of Arguments
The note [Concept/Author], [Author1]Vs[Author2] or [Author]Vs[term] resp. "problem:"/"solution:", "old:"/"new:" and "thesis:" is an addition from the Dictionary of Arguments. If a German edition is specified, the page numbers refer to this edition.
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