Arthur Schopenhauer (1788–1860)
Author of The Art of Always Being Right
About the Author
Arthur Schopenhauer traveled in childhood throughout Europe and lived for a time in Goethe's Weimar, where his mother had established a salon that attracted many of Europe's leading intellectuals. As a young man, Schopenhauer studied at the University of Gottingen and in Berlin, where he attended show more the lectures of Fichte and Schleiermacher. Schopenhauer's first work was The Fourfold Root of the Principle of Sufficient Reason (1813), followed by a treatise on the physiology of perception, On Vision and Colors (1816). When Schopenhauer wrote his principal work, The World as Will and Idea (1819), he was confident that it was a work of great importance that would soon win him fame, but in this he was badly disappointed. In 1819 he arranged to hold a series of philosophical lectures at the same time as those of the newly arrived professor Hegel, whom Schopenhauer despised (calling him, among other creative epithets, an "intellectual Caliban"). This move resulted only in further humiliation for Schopenhauer, since no one showed up to hear him. Schopenhauer continued to be frustrated in repeated attempts to achieve recognition. In 1839 and 1840 he submitted essays on freedom of the will and the foundation of morality to competitions sponsored by the Royal Danish Academy but he won no prize, even when his essay was the only entry in the competition. In 1844 he published a second volume of The World as Will and Idea, containing developments and commentaries on the first. Around 1850, toward the end of his life, Schopenhauer's philosophy began to receive belated recognition, and he died in the confidence that his long-awaited and deserved fame had finally come. Schopenhauer's philosophy exercised considerable influence in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, not only among academic philosophers but even more among artists and literati. This may be in part because, unlike his German idealist contemporaries, Schopenhauer is a lucid and even witty writer, whose style consciously owes more to Hume than to Kant. Schopenhauer's philosophy is founded on the idea that reality is Will--a single, insatiable, objectless striving that manifests itself in the world of appearance as a vast multiplicity of phenomena, engaged in an endless and painful struggle with one another. He saw the same vision in the texts of Indian religions---Vedanta and Buddhism---which he regarded as vastly superior to Western monotheism. Schopenhauer's theory of the empirical world is an idealism, in which the doctrines of Kant are identified with those of Berkeley. In aesthetic enjoyment Schopenhauer saw a form of knowledge that is higher than ordinary empirical knowledge because it is a disinterested contemplation of the forms or essences of things, rather than a cognition of causal connections between particulars driven by the will's interest in control and domination. True salvation, however, lies in an intuitive insight into the evil of willing, which in its highest manifestations is capable of completely extinguishing the will in a state of nirvana. In his perceptive development of the psychological consequences of his theory, Schopenhauer gives particular emphasis to the way in which our knowledge and behavior are insidiously manipulated by our unconscious volition; this stress, plus the central role he gives to sexuality in his theory of the will, contains much that is found later in Freud (who acknowledged that Schopenhauer had anticipated his theory of repression). Schopenhauer's main influence on twentieth-century philosophy, however, was mediated by Nietzsche, whose theory of the will to power added a poignant twist by committing itself to the affirmation of the will while still conceiving it in essentially the same way---insatiable, painful, predatory, deceptive, and subversive of rational thought---which it had been in Schopenhauer's metaphysical pessimism. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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Works by Arthur Schopenhauer
On the fourfold root of the principle of sufficient reason, and On the will in nature (1891) 40 copies
Schopenhauer: 'The World as Will and Representation': Volume 1 (The Cambridge Edition of the Works of Schopenhauer) (1692) 35 copies
Schopenhauer: Parerga and Paralipomena : Volume 2: Short Philosophical Essays (The Cambridge Edition of the Works of… (2015) 31 copies
Schopenhauer: Parerga and Paralipomena: Volume 1: Short Philosophical Essays (The Cambridge Edition of the Works of… (2014) 31 copies
Schopenhauer: On the Fourfold Root of the Principle of Sufficient Reason and Other Writings (The Cambridge Edition of… (2012) 22 copies
Essays of Arthur Schopenhauer: Selected and translated by T. Bailey Saunders (New home library) (1897) 20 copies
Art d'avoir toujours raison, L' : Suivi de La lecture et les livres et Penseurs personnels (2016) 19 copies
Schopenhauer: The World as Will and Representation (The Cambridge Edition of the Works of Schopenhauer) (1956) 14 copies
Sämtliche Werke: Parerga und Paralipomena II. Kleine philosophische Schriften.: Parerga Und Paralipomena 2: Bd 5 (1986) 14 copies
Delphi Collected Works of Arthur Schopenhauer (Illustrated) (Delphi Series Eight Book 12) (2017) 13 copies
O mundo como vontade e representação (III parte) ; Crítica da filosofia kantiana ; Parerga e Paralipomena… (1991) 11 copies
Zürcher Ausgabe Werke in 10 Bänden. Band 10. Parerga und Paralipomena II/2: Kleinere philosophische Schriften (2007) 11 copies
Parerga und Paralipomena; Bd. 2, Teilbd. 1 Vereinzelte, jedoch systematisch geordnete Gedanken ueber vielerlei… (1977) 11 copies
Sobre la visión y los colores : seguido de la correspondencia con Johann Wolfgang Goethe (2013) 10 copies
The Works of Arthur Schopenhauer 8 copies
2 Bande. Hauptwerke Band I: Die Welt als Wille und Vorstellung. Band II: Zur Erkenntnistheorie, Ethik, Logik und… (2000) 8 copies
Respuestas Filosoficas: a la Etica, a la Ciencia y a la Religion (Biblioteca Edaf) (Spanish Edition) (1996) 7 copies
Manuscript Remains, Volume I: Early Manuscripts (184-1818) (Manuscript Remains, Vol 1) (1988) 7 copies
Os Pensadores: Schopenhauer 6 copies
The Collected Works of Arthur Schopenhauer: The Complete Works PergamonMedia (Highlights of World Literature) (2015) 6 copies
On the fourfold root of the principle of sufficient reason On vision and colours ; On will in nature (2012) 5 copies
Schopenhauer: Hauptwerke: Die Welt als Wille und Vorstellung (vollständige Ausgabe), Die Kunst Recht zu behalten,… (2014) 5 copies
Sämtliche Werke: Parerga und Paralipomena I. Kleine philosophische Schriften.: Parerga Und Paralipomena 1: Bd 4 (1986) 5 copies
Alrededor de la filosofía 4 copies
ARTI I TE JETUARIT — Author — 4 copies
Come pensare da se 4 copies
Conversaciones con Arthur Schopenhauer: Testimonios sobre la vida y obra del filósofo pesimista (El Acantilado)… (2016) 4 copies
Le Monde comme volonté et comme représentation : Chapitres 41 et 44 des Suppléments : Sur la mort… (2002) 4 copies
Zürcher Ausgabe: Werke in zehn Bänden (10 Bände) Die Welt als Wille und Vorstellung / Über die… (1977) 4 copies
Schopenhauer's Briefe an Becker, Frauenstädt, v. Doss, Lindner und Asher : sowie andere, bisher nicht gesammelte… (1894) 4 copies
Over lezen en zelf-denken 3 copies
La sabiduría de la vida ; En torno a la filosofía ; El amor, las mujeres, la muerte y otros temas (1851) 3 copies
Schopenhauer's solace : tips on surviving in the twenty first century, from a nineteenth century philosopher (2000) 3 copies
Sobre a Filosofia e Seu Metodo 3 copies
Epistolario de Weimar : selección de cartas de Johanna, Arthur Schopenhauer y Goethe (1999) 3 copies
Crítica de la filosofía kantiana : apéndice a "El mundo como voluntad y representación" (2000) 3 copies
Estuche - A. Schopenhauer: El arte de tener razón - El arte de hacerse respetar - El arte de insultar - El arte… (2008) 3 copies
L'amore 3 copies
Briefe, Aufzeichnungen, Gespräche 3 copies
The Art of Being Right (annotated): The perfect guide to spotting bullshit, avoiding cheap tricks and winning arguments (2019) 3 copies
Manuscript Remains, Volume IV: The Manuscript Books of 1830-1852 and Last Manuscripts (1988) 3 copies
Levenswijsheid 3 copies
Maailm kui tahe ja kujutlus. Neli raamatut ning Kanti filosoofia kriitikat sisaldav lisa. I köide-II köide (2018) 3 copies
Der handschriftliche Nachlaß in 5 Bänden - Vollständige Ausgabe in 6 Teilbänden: 6 Teile in 5 Bänden (1985) 3 copies
Bd. 4. Kleinere Schriften 3 copies
Pensées & Fragments 3 copies
Samtliche Werk, Book 4 3 copies
Arthur Schopenhauer, Gesammelte Werke: Gebunden in feingeprägter Leinenstruktur auf Naturpapier aus Bayern. Mit… (2020) 2 copies
Maailm kui tahe ja kujutlus. mis sisaldab täiendusi esimese köite neljale raamatule / II köide (2018) 2 copies
Diarios de viaje: Los Diarios de viaje de los años 1800 y 1803-1804 (La Dicha de Enmudecer) (Spanish Edition) (2012) 2 copies
Sämtliche Werke. Komplett in 5 Bänden. - Inhalt: Die Welt als Wille und Vorstellung ( Bände I und II ) /… (1920) 2 copies
Schopenhauer's udødelige tanker 2 copies
Philosophische Aphorismen. Aus dem handschriftlichen Nachlass gesammelt sowie als Grundriss seiner Weltanschauung… (1924) 2 copies
Philosophy of Schopenhauer 2 copies
Sämtliche Werke in 7 Bänden 2 copies
Schopenhauers sämtliche Werke in 8 Bänden (4 Doppelbände). Bd.1. u. 2. Schriften zur Erkenntnislehre. Die Welt als… (1987) 2 copies
Eudemonologia 2 copies
Eudemonologia 2 copies
BOTA SI VULLNET DHE PERFAQESIM 2 copies
KESHILLA PER JETEN 2 copies
L'amour sexuel : sa métaphysique : Suivi de L'amour selon les philosophes par G. Danville (2008) 2 copies
Como vencer um debate sem precisar ter razão, em 38 estratagemas: dialética erística (Portuguese Edition) (2019) 2 copies
Como ganhar uma discussão (mesmo sem ter razão). 38 estratégias para vencer qualquer debate 2 copies
Los designios del Destino: Dos opúsculos de " Parerga y Paralipómena " (Clásicos - Clásicos… (1994) 2 copies
Werke in 5 Bänden 2 copies
Sämmtliche Werke in fünf Bänden. Erster u. zweiter Band(: Die Welt als Wille und Vorstellung I. II.… 2 copies
Die Welt als Wille und Vorstellung, Band 1: Vollständige Originalausgabe, erster Band (German Edition) (2015) 2 copies
Sämtliche Werke Bd. 7 Über die vierfache Wurzel des Satzes vom zureichenden Grunde (Dissertation 1813),… (1972) 2 copies
Brevijar 1 copy
On Reading and Books 1 copy
Metafizika lepog 1 copy
Schopenhauer Selections 1 copy
Etica 1 copy
O ženama 1 copy
Schopenhauer: Auswahl 1 copy
O mundo como vontade e representação (parte III) — Author — 1 copy
Works 1 copy
Taccuino italiano 1 copy
VONTADE DE AMAR, A 1 copy
Ölümün Anlamı 1 copy
Schopenhauer - Mutlu Bir Hayat Olanaksizdir; Insanin Basarabilecegi En Iyi Sey Kahramanca Bir Hayattir;Schopenhauer… (2021) 1 copy
Schopenhauers Nachlass 2. 1 copy
El Ocultismo 1 copy
Auswahl und Einleitung 1 copy
Aforismos Livro 1 1 copy
Schopenhauer [Opere di] 1 copy
Essays of Schopenhauer. Translated by Mrs. Rudolf Dircks. With an Introduction. [The Scott Library]. Walter Scott.… (1900) 1 copy
Η ΣΧΕΣΗ ΜΑΣ ΜΕ ΤΟΥΣ ΑΛΛΟΥΣ 1 copy
Arte del buen vivir 1 copy
METAFIZIKA E DASHURISE 1 copy
W poszukiwaniu mądrości życia : parerga i paralipomena : drobne pisma filozoficzne. T. 2 (2004) 1 copy
Pesimističke misli 1 copy
Vorlesung über die gesamte Philosophie oder die Lehre vom Wesen der Welt und dem menschlichen Geiste: Band 4:… (2017) 1 copy
Vorlesung über Die gesamte Philosophie: Teil 3: Metaphysik des Schönen (Philosophische Bibliothek) (2018) 1 copy
Hicligin Mutlu Sessizligi 1 copy
BAZA E MORALIT 1 copy
SI TE SILLEMI ME GRATE 1 copy
Fundamentele Moralei 1 copy
SOBRE O OFÍCIO DO ESCRITOR 1 copy
ショーペンハウアー全集 (3) 1 copy
Aforismer i levnadsvisdom 1 copy
Controstoria della filosofia 1 copy
Livsvisdom 1 copy
Gyvenimo išminties aforizmai 1 copy
Pensieri diversi 1 copy
Schopenhauer Arthur 1 copy
Handschriftlicher Nachlass. Bd 4, Neue Paralipomena: vereinzelte Gedanken über vielerlei Gegenstände 1 copy
Arthur Schopenhauer: Ein Wort Der Vertheidigung, Und Memorabilien, Briefe Und Nachlassstucke (1863) (German Edition) (2010) 1 copy
L'oggetto dell'arte 1 copy
Kunsten at være lykkelig 1 copy
O geniju 1 copy
Classic Phliosophy: eight books by Arthur Schopenhauer in a single file, improved 8/14/2010 (2009) 1 copy
Anni e errori 1 copy
Breviario 1 copy
Philosophische Menschenkunde 1 copy
Schriften zur Moral und zum richtigen Leben. Auswahl und einführender Essay von Rüdiger Safranski 1 copy
Shopenhauer 1 copy
19: Arthur Schopenhauer 1 copy
Obras SCHOPENHAUER I 1 copy
Obras Schopenhauer II 1 copy
Arthur Schopenhauer Werke 1 copy
Om Bøger og Læsning 1 copy
Neue Paralipomena 1 copy
Ljubov' 1 copy
Kunsten at kende sig selv - selvbiografiske noter og iagttagelser (Die Kunst, sich selbst zu erkennen) (2007) 1 copy
On Will and Virtue 论意识与品德 1 copy
Pasaulis kaip valia ir vaizdinys: keturios knygos ir priedas, kuriame pateikiama Kanto filosofijos kritika (2012) 1 copy
Werke : in 1 Bd. 1 copy
Instinto Sexual 1 copy
Schopenhauer Collection: World as Will and Idea Volumes 1-3, Wisdom of Life, Counsels and Maxims, and The Art of Being… (2021) 1 copy
Obras. La cuadruple raíz del principio de razón suficiente - El mundo como voluntad y representación -… — Author — 1 copy
Obras. La cuadruple raíz del principio de razón suficiente - El mundo como voluntad y representación -… — Author — 1 copy
Om lidandet i världen 1 copy
Världsreflexer II 1 copy
Sämtliche Werke 1 copy
SCHOPENHAUER 1 copy
I classici del pensiero libero [Corriere della sera]: Arthur Schopenhauer. Il giudizio degli altri 1 copy
Il filisteismo universitario 1 copy
Essays oor lewenswysheid 1 copy
Schopenhauer: antologia 1 copy
Schopenhauer (volume terzo) 1 copy
Schopenhauer (volume primo) 1 copy
Arthurs Schopenhauers Briefwechsel und andere Dokumente. Ausgewählt und herausgegeben von Max Brahn. 1 copy
Natural Classics Library 1 copy
The Essays of Arthur Schopenhauer : The wisdom of life, Counsels and maxims, Religion: a dialogue, The art of… (1910) 1 copy
Livsförelse 1 copy
Schopenhauers Filosofi 1 copy
The Art of Controversy by Arthur Schopenhauer: The Complete Work Plus an Overview, Chapter by Chapter Summary and… (2017) 1 copy
Sämtliche Werke [vol 1-5/5] 1 copy
SI TE SILLEMI ME GRATE 1 copy
Associated Works
Philosophies of Art and Beauty: Selected Readings in Aesthetics from Plato to Heidegger (1976) — Contributor — 349 copies
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- Canonical name
- Schopenhauer, Arthur
- Birthdate
- 1788-02-22
- Date of death
- 1860-09-21
- Burial location
- Hauptfriedhof, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
- Gender
- male
- Nationality
- Germany
- Birthplace
- Danzig, Kingdom of Poland
- Place of death
- Frankfurt am Main, German Confederation
- Cause of death
- pulmonary-respiratory failure
- Places of residence
- Danzig (Free City of the Hanseatic League; present-day Gdańsk, Poland)
Hamburg, Germany
Le Havre, France
Wimbledon, England, UK
Weimar, Germany
Gotha, Thuringia, Germany (show all 12)
Göttingen, Germany
Berlin, Germany
Rudolstadt, Thuringia, Germany
Dresden, Germany
Mannheim, Germany
Frankfurt, Germany - Education
- Runge Institute
Gothaer Gymnasium illustre
University of Göttingen
Berlin University
University of Jena (Ph.D | 1813) - Occupations
- Philosopher
- Relationships
- Schopenhauer, Johanna (mother)
- Organizations
- Senckenbergische Naturforschende Gesellschaft (Senckenberg Nature Research Society)
- Short biography
- At Schopenhauer har hatt mye å si for vitenskapen eller fagfilosofien er derimot en overdrivelse. Tre store filosofer har mottatt avgjørende impulser av ham : Friedrich Nietzsche, Henri Bergson og Ludwig Wittgenstein, ellers har fagfilosofer stort sett ignorert ham. Men forfattere og kunstnere (og en psykolog) har hele tiden funnet veien til hans verker. Samuel Beckett, Jorge Luis Borges, August Strindberg, Richard Wagner, Thomas Mann, Italo Svevo, Leo Tolstoj, Marcel Proust, Sigmund Freud: alle disse og mange andre kunstnere har lest Schopenhauer og blitt fengslet av hans pessimisme, hans opphøyning av kunst (og særlig musikk) i sitt filosofiske system, hans misogyni, hans prosa som mange har betegnet som noe av den tyske kulturhistoriens fineste. "Talent hits a target no one else can hit; genius hits a target no one else can see." -- Arthur Schopenhauer
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Loved the in depth analysis of dialectic and the various strategies and counters to each. Very helpful in winning and identifying manipulations in debates