INTRODUCTION.
In these pages I shall speak of The Wisdom of Life
in the common meaning of the term, as the art, namely,
of ordering our lives so as to obtain the greatest
possible amount of pleasure a...
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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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