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"Studies in Pessimism: The Essays of Arthur Schopenhauer" by Arthur Schopenhauer is a compelling collection of essays that confronts the harsh realities of human existence and offers a unique perspective on life. In this thought-provoking anthology, Schopenhauer delves into the depths of pessimism, challenging conventional notions of optimism and presenting a philosophical exploration of the human condition. With razor-sharp intellect and a distinctive...
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A disciple of Kant and a significant factor in shaping Nietzsche's thinking, Arthur Schopenhauer worked from the foundation that all knowledge derives from our experience of the world, but that our experience is necessarily subjective and formed by our own intellect and biases: reality, therefore, is but an extension of our own will. In this essay, translated by THOMAS BAILEY SAUNDERS (1860-1928) and first published in English in the 1890s, Schopenhauer...
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Collected here are nine short essays, On the Sufferings of the World, The Vanity of Existence, On Suicide, Immortality: A Dialogue, Psychological Observations, On Education, Of Women, On Noise, and, A Few Parables, by the world renowned philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer.
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