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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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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: Studies in pessimism: a series of essays

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  • Cover of: Essays of Arthur Schopenhauer.

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  • Cover of: Essays of Schopenhauer

    First published in 1897 — 14 editions
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  • Cover of: Sa mtliche Werke in zwo lf Ba nden

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  • Cover of: On human nature: essays (partly posthumous) in ethics and politics

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  • Cover of: Sämtliche Werke

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  • Cover of: The philosophy of Schopenhauer

    First published in 1928 — 7 editions
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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.

    First published in 1962 — 6 editions
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    First published in 1948 — 6 editions
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Born 22 February 1788
Died 21 September 1860

Subjects

Philosophy, Conduct of life, Will, Ethics, German Philosophy, Free will and determinism, Maxims, Sufficient reason, Modern Philosophy, Theory of Knowledge, Pessimism, Philosophie, Idea (Philosophy), Literature, Collected works, Correspondence, Philosophers, Religion, Schopenhauer, arthur, 1788-1860, Color, Dialectic, History, Notebooks, sketchbooks, Philosophy of nature, Philosophy, german

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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  • Schopenhauer
  • Arthur Schopenhauer
  • Schopenhauer Arthur 1788-1860
  • ARTHUR SCHOPENHAUER
  • Arthur Arthur Schopenhauer
  • Schopenhauer Arthur
  • Arthur SCHOPENHAUER
  • Arthure Schopenhauer
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  • Arthur 1788-1860 Schopenhauer
  • SCHOPENHAUER ARTHUR
  • SCHOPENHAUER,ARTHUR
  • SCHOPENHAUER, Arthur. (PARKER, DeWitt H., edited by)

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November 26, 2024 Edited by Tom Morris merge authors
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August 27, 2019 Edited by Camillo Pellizzari Edited without comment.
April 1, 2008 Created by an anonymous user initial import