Arthur Schopenhauer

Født i 1788

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Arthur Schopenhauer was a German philosopher born in 1788 in Danzig (now Gdańsk, Poland).
He is best known for his work "The World as Will and Representation," which expanded on Kant's ideas about how we experience the world.
Schopenhauer attempted an academic career but struggled to gain recognition during his lifetime.
He was the son of author Johanna Schopenhauer and had a sister named Adele.
His philosophy is characterized by pessimism and the idea that human desires are the root of suffering.
Schopenhauer's work influenced many later thinkers and artists, gaining more popularity after his death in 1860.

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Counsels and Maxims

av Arthur Schopenhauer • 1851

Chasing pleasure is a trap. The real art of living is dodging pain and needing less.

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🏛️ Practical Philosophy 🌑 Philosophical Pessimism 🧠 Negativity Bias 🏔️ Solitude 🛡️ Strategic Pessimism

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Counsels and Maxims

Chasing pleasure is a trap. The real art of living is dodging pain and needing less.

av Arthur Schopenhauer 1851 116 sider

4.20

424 vurderinger

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The Art of Always Being Right

av Arthur Schopenhauer • 1831

A philosopher's 38 tricks for winning arguments you have no business winning.

3.50

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⚔️ Intellectual Combat 🏆 Winning Arguments 🗣️ Rhetoric And Dialectic 😮‍💨 Philosophical Pessimism 🧠 Ego And Will

The Art of Always Being Right

A philosopher's 38 tricks for winning arguments you have no business winning.

av Arthur Schopenhauer 1831 138 sider

3.50

18 000+ vurderinger

⚔️ Intellectual Combat 🏆 Winning Arguments 🗣️ Rhetoric And Dialectic 😮‍💨 Philosophical Pessimism 🧠 Ego And Will

The Wisdom of Life

av Arthur Schopenhauer • 1851

Personality outranks possessions in the pursuit of happiness. Most people get it backwards.

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🎯 Happiness Philosophy 📜 Practical Philosophy 🧠 Intellectual Life 🏅 Honor And Reputation 💎 Anti-Materialism

The Wisdom of Life

Personality outranks possessions in the pursuit of happiness. Most people get it backwards.

av Arthur Schopenhauer 1851 77 sider

4.06

16 000+ vurderinger

🎯 Happiness Philosophy 📜 Practical Philosophy 🧠 Intellectual Life 🏅 Honor And Reputation 💎 Anti-Materialism

The World as Will and Representation, Volume I

av Arthur Schopenhauer • 1818

Reality's hidden engine is a blind, striving will. Your desires obey it; art briefly escapes it.

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🧠 German Idealism 🏴 Philosophical Pessimism 💫 Metaphysics Of Will 🎨 Aesthetics Philosophy 🔥 Philosophy Of Desire

The World as Will and Representation, Volume I

Reality's hidden engine is a blind, striving will. Your desires obey it; art briefly escapes it.

av Arthur Schopenhauer 1818 534 sider

4.22

11 000+ vurderinger

🧠 German Idealism 🏴 Philosophical Pessimism 💫 Metaphysics Of Will 🎨 Aesthetics Philosophy 🔥 Philosophy Of Desire

Essays and Aphorisms

av Arthur Schopenhauer • 1851

A blind relentless impulse drives all life. The result is suffering and the escape is extreme.

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📚 German Idealism 🖤 Philosophical Pessimism ✒️ Aphoristic Philosophy 🧘 Ascetic Renunciation 👁️ Appearance And Reality

Essays and Aphorisms

A blind relentless impulse drives all life. The result is suffering and the escape is extreme.

av Arthur Schopenhauer 1851 240 sider

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9 000+ vurderinger

📚 German Idealism 🖤 Philosophical Pessimism ✒️ Aphoristic Philosophy 🧘 Ascetic Renunciation 👁️ Appearance And Reality

The World as Will and Representation, Volume II

av Arthur Schopenhauer • 1844

Intellect serves a master it cannot command: a blind force that is what you actually are.

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🧠 German Philosophy 🏛️ Continental Philosophy 🧩 Philosophy Of Mind 👁️ Perception And Reality 🌊 Unconscious Drives

The World as Will and Representation, Volume II

Intellect serves a master it cannot command: a blind force that is what you actually are.

av Arthur Schopenhauer 1844 720 sider

4.26

5 000+ vurderinger

🧠 German Philosophy 🏛️ Continental Philosophy 🧩 Philosophy Of Mind 👁️ Perception And Reality 🌊 Unconscious Drives

On the Suffering of the World

av Arthur Schopenhauer • 1850

Happiness is only the temporary absence of pain; suffering, not joy, is life's actual engine.

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🌑 Philosophical Pessimism 🧠 Continental Philosophy ⚡ Metaphysics Of Will 😴 Boredom And Desire 🚫 Anti-Self-Help

On the Suffering of the World

Happiness is only the temporary absence of pain; suffering, not joy, is life's actual engine.

av Arthur Schopenhauer 1850 132 sider

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🌑 Philosophical Pessimism 🧠 Continental Philosophy ⚡ Metaphysics Of Will 😴 Boredom And Desire 🚫 Anti-Self-Help

Studies in Pessimism

av Arthur Schopenhauer • 1890

Beneath all striving is a blind will: pleasure is pain's absence, and boredom fills every gap.

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🖤 Philosophical Pessimism 🇩🇪 German Philosophy 😣 Desire And Suffering 🥱 Existential Boredom 💀 Death And Suicide

Studies in Pessimism

Beneath all striving is a blind will: pleasure is pain's absence, and boredom fills every gap.

av Arthur Schopenhauer 1890 76 sider

3.88

2 000+ vurderinger

🖤 Philosophical Pessimism 🇩🇪 German Philosophy 😣 Desire And Suffering 🥱 Existential Boredom 💀 Death And Suicide

On Human Nature

av Arthur Schopenhauer • 1851

Character is fixed, free will is a lie, and cruelty is our default. Only compassion redeems.

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🌑 Philosophical Pessimism ⚖️ Moral Philosophy ⛓️ Determinism 🫂 Compassion Ethics 💔 Human Cruelty

On Human Nature

Character is fixed, free will is a lie, and cruelty is our default. Only compassion redeems.

av Arthur Schopenhauer 1851 67 sider

3.96

500+ vurderinger

🌑 Philosophical Pessimism ⚖️ Moral Philosophy ⛓️ Determinism 🫂 Compassion Ethics 💔 Human Cruelty

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