Schopenhauer, Arthur(1788–1860)
Arthur Schopenhauer was a German philosopher of pessimism who gave the will a leading place in his metaphysics. He was born in Danzig. His father, a successful b...
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The German philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer (1788-1860), whose pessimistic philosophy was widely known in the late 19th century in Europe and the United States, held that ultimate reality was nothing b...
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One of the leading German metaphysicians of the nineteenth century, Arthur Schopenhauer is exceptional in having had a widespread influence outside of philosophy; among his admirers may be counted suc...
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The German philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer (1788-1860), whose pessimistic philosophy was widely known in the late nineteenth century in Europe and the United States, held that ultimate reality was not...
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In Schopenhauer's The World as Will and Idea, he argues that the will manifests itself in humans and the intellect is the will's slave. Schopenhauer states that the will does not have knowledge it...
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