Arthur Schopenhauer, 1788-1860
Biographical note
Arthur Schopenhauer is one of the most important 19th century philosophers, most famous for his work, The World as Will and Representation. He is known for having espounced a sort of philosophical pessimism that saw life as being essentially evil and futile, but saw hope in aesthetics, sympathy for others and ascetic living.
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Works
Essays of Schopenhauer; translated by Mrs. Rudolf Dircks
Contents: Preliminary. — Biographical Note. — On Authorship and Style. — On Noise. — On Reading and Books. — The Emptiness of Existence. — On Women. — Thinking for Oneself. — Short Dialogue On the Indestructibility of Our True Being by Death. — Religion. A Dialogue. — Psychological Observations. — Metaphysics of Love. — Physiognomy. — On Suicide.- The Essays of Arthur Schopenhauer; translated by T. Bailey Saunders, M.A.
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Religion
Contents. Prefatory Note — Religion: a dialogue — A few words on Pantheism — On books and reading — On Physiognomy — Psychological observations — The Christian System - The Wisdom of Life
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On Human Nature
Contents: Human nature — Government — Free-will and fatalism — Character — Moral instinct — Ethical reflections -
Studies in Pessimism
Contents: On the Sufferings of the World — On the Vanity of Existence — On Suicide — Immortality: a dialogue — Psychological observations — On education — Of women — On noise — A few parables -
The Art of Controversy
Contents: Translator’s Preface. — The Art of Controversy — On the Comparative Place of Interest and Beauty in Works of Art. — Psychological Observations. — On the Wisdom of Life: Aphorisms. — Genius and Virtue. -
Counsels and Maxims
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The Art of Literature
Contents: Translator’s Preface. — On Authorship. — On Style. — On the Study of Latin. — On Men of Learning. — On Thinking for Oneself. — On Some Forms of Literature — On Criticism. — On Reputation. — On Genius.