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Arthur Schopenhauer

Born

in Free City of Danzig (today Gdańsk), Poland

February 22, 1788

Died

September 21, 1860

Genre

Philosophy

Influences

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Arthur Schopenhauer was born in the city of Danzig (then part of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth; present day Gdańsk, Poland) and 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.

He was the son of author Johanna Schopenhauer and the older brother of Adele Schopenhauer.
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Average rating: 3.89 · 96,288 ratings · 7,847 reviews · 2,035 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Wisdom of Life 4.06 avg rating — 16,245 ratings — published 1851 — 533 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Art of Always Being Right 3.50 avg rating — 18,398 ratings — published 1831 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The World as Will and Representation, Volume I 4.22 avg rating — 11,119 ratings — published 1818 — 59 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Essays and Aphorisms by Arthur Schopenhauer, R.J. Hollingdale (Editor) 4.16 avg rating — 9,056 ratings — published 1851 — 24 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The World as Will and Representation, Volume II by Arthur Schopenhauer, E.F.J. Payne (Translator) 4.26 avg rating — 5,447 ratings — published 1844 — 206 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	On the Suffering of the World 3.86 avg rating — 3,203 ratings — published 1850 — 57 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Aşkın Metafiziği by Arthur Schopenhauer, Selahattin Hilav (translator) 3.40 avg rating — 3,140 ratings — published 1818 — 92 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Studies in Pessimism: The Essays by Arthur Schopenhauer, Thomas Bailey Saunders (Translator) 3.88 avg rating — 2,211 ratings — published 1890	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	L'arte di conoscere se stessi 3.41 avg rating — 1,947 ratings — published 2006 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The World as Will and Representation 4.22 avg rating — 1,383 ratings — published 1818 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Die Welt als Wille und Vorstellung (2 books)
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Ο Κόσμος ως Βούληση και Παράσταση (3 books)
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