Arthur Schopenhauer






Arthur Schopenhauer

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born
February 22, 1788

died
September 21, 1860

gender
male

place of birth
Free City of Danzig (today Gdańsk), Poland


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Arthur Schopenhauer (February 22, 1788 – September 21, 1860) 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.




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The World as Will and Represen... The World as Will and Representation, 1 of 2
by Arthur Schopenhauer
avg rating 4.03 — 235 ratings — published 1808
2 editions
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Essays and Aphorisms Essays and Aphorisms
by Arthur Schopenhauer, R.J.Hollingdale (Translator, Introduction)
avg rating 4.18 — 217 ratings — published 1970
17 editions
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On the Suffering of the World On the Suffering of the World
by Arthur Schopenhauer
avg rating 3.98 — 48 ratings — published 2004
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The Wisdom of Life and Counsel... The Wisdom of Life and Counsels and Maxims (Great Books in Philosophy)
by Arthur Schopenhauer
avg rating 4.40 — 40 ratings — published 1995
3 editions
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The World as Will and Represen... The World as Will and Representation, 2 of 2
by Arthur Schopenhauer
avg rating 4.15 — 34 ratings — published 1966
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The World as Will and Idea: Ab... The World as Will and Idea: Abridged in One Volume
by Arthur Schopenhauer, David Berman
avg rating 3.82 — 33 ratings
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Studies In Pessimism: The Essa... Studies In Pessimism: The Essays Of Arthur Schopenhauer
by Arthur Schopenhauer
avg rating 3.88 — 32 ratings — published 1903
6 editions
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The Art of Always Being Right The Art of Always Being Right
by Arthur Schopenhauer
avg rating 3.88 — 25 ratings — published 2004
3 editions
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Essay on the Freedom of the Wi... Essay on the Freedom of the Will (Philosophical Classics) (Royal Norwegian Society of Sciences Winner)
by Arthur Schopenhauer
avg rating 4.23 — 22 ratings — published 1978
7 editions
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The Wisdom of Life The Wisdom of Life
by Arthur Schopenhauer
avg rating 3.82 — 22 ratings — published 1890
10 editions
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"Talent hits a target no one else can hit; Genius hits a target no one else can see."
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"All truth passes through three stages. First, it is ridiculed. Second, it is violently opposed. Third, it is accepted as being self-evident."
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"Happiness consists in frequent repetition of pleasure"
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