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.
Arthur Schopenhauer
×CloseGerman philosopher (1788–1860)
Born | 22 February 1788 |
Died | 21 September 1860 |
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Arthur Schopenhauer
×CloseGerman philosopher (1788–1860)
Born | 22 February 1788 |
Died | 21 September 1860 |
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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 laPeople
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-)ID Numbers
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- ISNI: 000000012122233X
- VIAF: 17229367
- Wikidata: Q38193
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- Arturo Schopenhauer
- Schopenhauer
- Arthur Schopenhauer
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