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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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    First published in 1923 3 editions in 1 language
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    First published in 1892 3 editions in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Selected essays of Arthur Schopenhauer: with a biographical introduction and sketch of his philosophy

    First published in 1891 2 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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    First published in 1877 2 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Über den Willen in der Natur: eine Erörterung der Bestätigungen, welche die Philosophie des Verfassers, seit ihrem Auftreten, durch die empirischen Wissenschaften erhalten hat

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    First published in 1924 2 editions in 1 language
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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, Theory of Knowledge, Free will and determinism, Idea (Philosophy), Sufficient reason, Maxims, Modern Philosophy, Pessimism, Philosophie, Literature, Collected works, Correspondence, Philosophers, Philosophy, german, Religion, Schopenhauer, arthur, 1788-1860, Color, History, Notebooks, sketchbooks, Philosophy of nature, Political science
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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November 12, 2021 Edited by Gustav-Landauer-Bibliothek Witten links
September 27, 2020 Edited by MARC Bot add ISNI
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