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.
[ read | print | download ] - The Essays of Arthur Schopenhauer; translated by T. Bailey
Saunders, M.A.
- Religion
Contents. Prefatory Note — Religion: a dialogue — A few words on Pantheism — On books and reading — On Physiognomy — Psychological observations — The Christian System
[ read | print | download ] - The Wisdom of Life
[ read | print | download ] - On Human Nature
Contents: Human nature — Government — Free-will and fatalism — Character — Moral instinct — Ethical reflections
[ read | print | download ] - 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
[ read | print | download ] - 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.
[ read | print | download ] - Counsels and Maxims
[ read | print | download ] - 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.
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- Religion
