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Arthur Schopenhauer

22 February 1788 - 21 September 1860

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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  • Cover of: A series of essays

    First published in 1910 1 edition in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Two essays by Arthur Schopenhauer: I. On the fourfold root of the principle of sufficient reason, II. On the will in nature : a literal translation.

    First published in 1889 1 edition — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: The wisdom of life and Counsels and maxims

    First published in 1995 1 edition in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: The World as Will and Idea, Volume 1

    First published in 1910 1 edition in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: The World as Will and Idea, Volume 2

    First published in 1887 1 edition in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: The World as Will and Idea, Volume 3

    First published in 1909 1 edition in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: The wisdom of Schopenhauer: as revealed in some of his principal writings

    First published in 1911 1 edition — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Briefwechsel zwischen Arthur Schopenhauer und Johann August Becker

    First published in 1883 1 edition in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Arthur Schopenhaurs Sämtliche Werke

    First published in 1800 1 edition in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Ueber die vierfache Wurzel des Satzes vom zureichenden Grunde: eine philosophische Abhandlung

    First published in 1847 1 edition in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Die beiden Grundprobleme der Ethik: behandelt in 2 akad. Preisschr.

    First published in 1978 1 edition in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Shubenhua wen ji

    First published in 1996 1 edition in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Parerga und Paralipomena: Kleine philosophische Schriften

    First published in 1862 1 edition — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: On women

    First published in 1931 1 edition in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Suffering, suicide, and immortality: eight essays from the Parerga

    First published in 2006 1 edition in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Die Welt als Wille und Vorstellung 1/2

    First published in 1998 1 edition in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Die Welt als Wille und Vorstellung 2/2

    First published in 1998 1 edition in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Die Welt als Wille und Vorstellung, 4 Bücher nebst einem Anhange, der die Kritik der kantischen ...

    First published in 1859 1 edition in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Einleitung in die Philosophie: nebst Abhandlungen zur Dialektik, Aesthetik und uber die deutsche Sprachverhunzung

    First published in 1891 1 edition in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: L'art d'avoir toujours raison

    First published in 2003 1 edition in 1 language — 1 previewable
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Subjects
Philosophy, Ethics, Will, Conduct of life, Free will and determinism, German Philosophy, Idea (Philosophy), Pessimism, Theory of Knowledge, Literature, Color, Métaphysique, Philosophie, Sufficient reason, Collected works, History, Maxims, Modern Philosophy, Morale pratique, Political science, Religion, Schopenhauer, Arthur, 1788-1860, Addresses, essays, lectures, Art and literature, Connaissance, Théorie de la
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De guo, Deutsch, Germany, de guo
People
Arthur Schopenhauer (1788-1860), Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche (1844-1900), Immanuel Kant (1724-1804), Irwin Edman (1896-), Irwin Edman (1896-1954), Schopenhauer, Shu ben hua (1788-1860), Shu, ben hua (1788-1860), Will Durant (1885-)
Time
19th century, jin dai, 19e siècle, antiquity to mid-20th century

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  • Arturo Schopenhauer
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