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Arthur Schopenhauer

Arthur Schopenhauer was a German philosopher known for his atheistic pessimism and philosophical clarity. At age 25, he published his doctoral dissertation, On the Fourfold Root of the Principle of Sufficient Reason, which examined the fundamental question of whether reason alone can unlock answers about the world.

Schopenhauer's most influential work, The World as Will and Representation, emphasized the role of man's basic motivation, which Schopenhauer called will. His analysis of will led him to the conclusion that emotional, physical, and sexual desires can never be fulfilled. Consequently, he favored a lifestyle of negating human desires, similar to the teachings of ancient Greek Stoic philosophers, Buddhism, and Vedanta.

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German philosopher (1788–1860)

Born 22 February 1788
Died 21 September 1860

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  • Cover of: The world as will and idea
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  • Cover of: The wisdom of life: and other essays
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  • Cover of: Studies in pessimism: a series of essays
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  • Cover of: Essays of Arthur Schopenhauer: selected and translated by T. Bailey Saunders.
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  • Cover of: Religion: a dialogue: and other essays.
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  • Cover of: Essays of Schopenhauer
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    First published in 1897 — 14 editions
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  • Cover of: The art of literature: a series of essays
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  • Cover of: The basis of morality.: Translated with introd. and notes by Arthur Brodrick Bullock.
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  • Cover of: Ueber das Sehn und die Farben: Eine Abhandlung
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  • Cover of: Sa mtliche Werke in zwo lf Ba nden

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  • Cover of: Counsels And Maxims

    First published in 1890 — 11 editions
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  • Cover of: The art of controversy: and other posthumous papers
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  • Cover of: On human nature: essays (partly posthumous) in ethics and politics
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  • Cover of: Sa mtliche Werke

    First published in 1937 — 8 editions
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  • Cover of: The philosophy of Schopenhauer
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    First published in 1928 — 7 editions
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  • Cover of: Sämtliche Werke
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  • Cover of: Arthur Schopenhauer: The World as Will and Presentation, Volume I (Longman Library of Primary Sources)

    First published in 1863 — 7 editions
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  • Cover of: The will to live: selected writings.
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    First published in 1962 — 6 editions
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  • Cover of: Schopenhauer

    First published in 1941 — 6 editions
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    First published in 1948 — 6 editions
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German philosopher (1788–1860)

Born 22 February 1788
Died 21 September 1860

Subjects

Philosophy, Will, Conduct of life, Ethics, German Philosophy, Free will and determinism, Maxims, Sufficient reason, Theory of Knowledge, Idea (Philosophy), Modern Philosophy, Philosophie, Pessimism, Literature, Philosophers, Collected works, Correspondence, History, Philosophy of nature, Religion, Color, Dialectic, Women, Morale pratique, Notebooks, sketchbooks

Places

Germany, De guo, Europe, Alemanha, Deutsch, de guo

People

Arthur Schopenhauer (1788-1860), Immanuel Kant (1724-1804), Will Durant (1885-), Adele Schopenhauer (1797-1849), Edgar Sheffield Brightman (1884-1953), Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche (1844-1900), Heinrich Floris Schopenhauer (1747?-1805), Irwin Edman (1896-), Irwin Edman (1896-1954), Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749-1832), Johanna Schopenhauer (1766-1838), John Locke (1632-1704), R. B. Haldane Haldane Viscount (1856-1928), Schopenhauer, Shu ben hua (1788-1860), Shu, ben hua (1788-1860)

Time

19th century, jin dai, 1851, 18th century, 19e siècle, Early works to 1900, antiquity to mid-20th century

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Alternative names

  • Arturo Schopenhauer
  • Schopenhauer
  • Arthur Schopenhauer
  • Schopenhauer Arthur 1788-1860
  • ARTHUR SCHOPENHAUER
  • Arthur Arthur Schopenhauer
  • Schopenhauer Arthur
  • Arthur SCHOPENHAUER
  • Arthure Schopenhauer
  • arthur schopenhauer
  • Arthur 1788-1860 Schopenhauer
  • SCHOPENHAUER ARTHUR
  • SCHOPENHAUER,ARTHUR
  • SCHOPENHAUER, Arthur. (PARKER, DeWitt H., edited by)
  • Arthur Ictor Schopenhauer
  • Schopenhauer Artur

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September 27, 2020 Edited by MARC Bot add ISNI
August 27, 2019 Edited by Camillo Pellizzari Edited without comment.