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Arthur Schopenhauer

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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German philosopher (1788–1860)

Born 22 February 1788
Died 21 September 1860

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Photo of Arthur Schopenhauer

German philosopher (1788–1860)

Born 22 February 1788
Died 21 September 1860

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Philosophy, Will, Ethics, Conduct of life, German Philosophy, Free will and determinism, Theory of Knowledge, Idea (Philosophy), Modern Philosophy, Sufficient reason, Maxims, Pessimism, Philosophers, Philosophie, Correspondence, History, Literature, Religion, Collected works, Philosophy of nature, Color, Dialectic, Notebooks, sketchbooks, Women, Morale pratique

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Germany, De guo, Europe, Alemanha, Deutsch, de guo

People

Arthur Schopenhauer (1788-1860), Immanuel Kant (1724-1804), Will Durant (1885-), Adele Schopenhauer (1797-1849), Benedictus de Spinoza (1632-1677), Edgar Sheffield Brightman (1884-1953), Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche (1844-1900), Heinrich Floris Schopenhauer (1747?-1805), Irwin Edman (1896-), Irwin Edman (1896-1954), Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749-1832), Johanna Schopenhauer (1766-1838), John Locke (1632-1704), R. B. Haldane Haldane Viscount (1856-1928), Schopenhauer, Shu ben hua (1788-1860), Shu, ben hua (1788-1860)

Time

19th century, jin dai, 1851, 18th century, 19e siècle, Early works to 1900, antiquity to mid-20th century

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  • SCHOPENHAUER, Arthur. (PARKER, DeWitt H., edited by)
  • Arthur Ictor Schopenhauer
  • Schopenhauer Artur

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