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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: 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: 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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    First published in 1937 — 8 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: Le fondement de la morale

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  • Cover of: works of Schopenhauer: abridged, edited by Will Durant, PH. D. With an introduction by Thomas Mann

    First published in 1928 — 5 editions
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  • Cover of: The living thoughts of Schopenhauer

    First published in 1939 — 5 editions
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  • Cover of: Philosophy Of Arthur Schopenhauer

    First published in 1933 — 4 editions
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  • Cover of: Religion: a dialogue, and other essays.

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  • Cover of: Essay on the freedom of the will.

    First published in 1960 — 4 editions
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    First published in 1901 — 4 editions
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  • Cover of: The two fundamental problems of ethics

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    First published in 1987 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: Le Monde comme volonté et comme représentation

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German philosopher (1788–1860)

Born 22 February 1788
Died 21 September 1860

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

Places

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

People

Arthur Schopenhauer (1788-1860), Immanuel Kant (1724-1804), Will Durant (1885-), Adele Schopenhauer (1797-1849), Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche (1844-1900), Heinrich Floris Schopenhauer (1747?-1805), Johanna Schopenhauer (1766-1838), R. B. Haldane Haldane Viscount (1856-1928), Schopenhauer, Shu ben hua (1788-1860), Shu, ben hua (1788-1860)

Time

19th century, jin dai, Early works to 1900

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  • Arturo Schopenhauer
  • Schopenhauer
  • Arthur Schopenhauer

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November 12, 2021 Edited by Gustav-Landauer-Bibliothek Witten links
September 27, 2020 Edited by MARC Bot add ISNI
August 27, 2019 Edited by Camillo Pellizzari Edited without comment.
August 27, 2019 Edited by Camillo Pellizzari merge authors
April 1, 2008 Created by an anonymous user initial import