Philosophy & Ideas
Studies in Pessimism
Schopenhauer develops his pessimistic view of human existence through essays on desire, suffering, self-interest, age, and the limits of happiness
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Books by Arthur Schopenhauer
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Philosophy & Ideas
The Art of Being Right
This compact work catalogues argumentative tricks and the difference between genuinely establishing a claim and merely appearing to win a dispute. Read critically, it becomes a useful lesson in rhetoric, debate and intellectual self-defence
Philosophy & Ideas
The essays of arthur schopenhauer
Schopenhauer’s essays on the wisdom of life turn philosophy toward a practical problem: given that suffering, frustration, limitation, and disappointment are built into human existence, how should a person live? Rather than promising happiness through achievement, Schopenhauer emphasizes
Essays & Literary Criticism
The essays of arthur schopenhauer; counsels and maxims
Counsels and Maxims collects Schopenhauer’s practical reflections on how people might navigate a world in which happiness is uncertain and disappointment is normal. His advice is often severe
Essays & Literary Criticism
The essays of arthur schopenhauer; on human nature
On Human Nature brings together Schopenhauer’s reflections on the recurring patterns of human behavior: desire, egoism, sympathy, sexuality, conflict, self-deception, and the social games people play in order to protect their interests. He is deeply skeptical of the idea that human beings are
Essays & Literary Criticism
The essays of arthur schopenhauer; studies in pessimism
Studies in Pessimism is Schopenhauer’s collection of essays on suffering, mortality, the limitations of human happiness, and the ways people create unnecessary pain through desire and expectation. The title sounds bleak because Schopenhauer is deliberately unwilling to make existence prettier
Essays & Literary Criticism
The essays of arthur schopenhauer; the art of controversy
The Art of Controversy is Schopenhauer’s mischievous study of argument, debate, and the many ways people try to win disputes without actually proving that they are right. He distinguishes between genuinely establishing a proposition and defeating an opponent rhetorically
Essays & Literary Criticism
The essays of arthur schopenhauer; the art of literature
The Art of Literature is Schopenhauer’s blunt guide to reading, writing, style, and intellectual independence. He distinguishes between writers who genuinely have something to say and writers who produce pages mainly because writing is their profession
Philosophy & Ideas
The Wisdom of Life
Schopenhauer turns toward the practical question of how a person can live with the circumstances they have rather than the fantasies they construct. Its pessimistic tone is part of the point: happiness is discussed through limits, temperament, habits and realistic expectations
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