Arthur Schopenhauer





Arthur Schopenhauer

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born
February 22, 1788 in Free City of Danzig (today Gdańsk), Poland

died
September 21, 1860

gender
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Arthur Schopenhauer was a German philosopher best known for his work The World as Will and Representation. Schopenhauer attempted to make his career as an academic by correcting and expanding Immanuel Kant's philosophy concerning the way in which we experience the world.



Average rating: 4.06 · 4,454 ratings · 239 reviews · 200 distinct works
The World as Will and Repre...
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Essays and Aphorisms
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On the Suffering of the World
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The Art of Always Being Right
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The Wisdom of Life
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Studies in Pessimism: The E...
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More books by Arthur Schopenhauer…
“Talent hits a target no one else can hit; Genius hits a target no one else can see.”
Arthur Schopenhauer

“All truth passes through three stages: First, it is ridiculed; Second, it is violently opposed; Third, it is accepted as self-evident.”
Arthur Schopenhauer

“Happiness consists in frequent repetition of pleasure”
Arthur Schopenhauer

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