Essays and Aphorisms book by Arthur Schopenhauer
By Arthur SchopenhauerEssays and Aphorisms book by Arthur Schopenhauer
One of the greatest philosophers of the nineteenth century, Schopenhauer (1788-1860) believed that human action is determined not by reason but by 'will' - the blind and irrational desire for physical existence. This selection of his writings on religion, ethics, politics, women, suicide, books and many other themes is taken from Schopenhauer's last work, Parerga and Paralipomena, which he published in 1851. These pieces depict humanity as locked in a struggle beyond good and evil, and each individual absolutely free within a Godless world, in which art, morality and self-awareness are our only salvation. This innovative - and pessimistic - view has proved powerfully influential upon philosophy and art, directly affecting the work of Nietzsche, Wittgenstein and Wagner among others. Published By ePenguin on 2004-08-26
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- 256 pages
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- 0140442278
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About Arthur Schopenhauer
arthur schopenhauer was born in the city of danzig (then part of the polish–lithuanian commonwealth; present day gdańsk, poland) and was a german ph Read More about Arthur Schopenhauer
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