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November 12, 2021 | History

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: Ueber die, seit einigen Jahren, methodisch betriebene Verhunzung der deutschen Sprache

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  • Cover of: Religion, a dialogue, and other essays

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  • Cover of: Philosophy of Arthur Schopenhauer

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  • Cover of: The wisdom of life: being the first part of Arthur Schopenhauer's Aphorismen zur lebensweisheit ...

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  • Cover of: Arthur Schopenhauers sämtliche Werke ...
    First published in 1924 1 edition in 1 language — 1 previewable

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  • Cover of: Il mondo come volontà e come rappresentazione

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  • Cover of: Ueber die vierfache Wurzel des Satzes vom zureichenden Grunde: eine philosophische Abhandlung

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  • Cover of: Briefwechsel und andere Dokumente

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  • Cover of: Briefe an Becker, Frauenstädt, v. Doss, Lindner und Asher: sowie andere, bisher nicht gesammelte Briefe aus den Jahren 1813 bis 1860

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  • Cover of: L'art de l'insulte
    First published in 2004 1 edition in 1 language — 1 previewable

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  • Cover of: The basis of morality

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  • Cover of: Two essays
    First published in 1889 1 edition in 1 language

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  • Cover of: Arthur Schopenhauer: Hauptwerke: with supplementary texts

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  • Cover of: Sämtliche Werke

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  • Cover of: El arte de tener siempre la razón

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  • Cover of: The world as will and idea

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  • Cover of: Aforizmy dlja usvoenija žitejskoj mudrosti: izbrannoe

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  • Cover of: Die Schopenhauer-Welt: Ausstellung der Staatsbibliothek Preussischer Kulturbesitz Berlin und der Stadt- und Universitätsbibliothek, Frankfurt am Main zu Arthur Schopenhauers 200. Geburtstag : Berlin, 22. Februar 1988-9. April 1988 : Frankfurt am Main, 6. Mai 1988-1. Juni 1988

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  • Cover of: Die Schopenhauers: der Familien-Briefwechsel von Adele, Arthur, Heinrich Floris und Johanna Schopenhauer

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  • Cover of: THE ART OF CONTROVERSY: AND OTHER PHILOSOPHICAL ESSAYS

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November 12, 2021 Edited by Gustav-Landauer-Bibliothek Witten links
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