Literate Lifetime

"Today a reader, tomorrow a leader." -- W. Fusselman

Looking for something great (and free) to read? Enter an author's name and/or a key word from a book title to search for entries in our database of public domain works.

The Essays of Arthur Schopenhauer; Counsels and MaximsDownload Now...

by Arthur Schopenhauer (Author) , T Bailey Saunders (Translator)

Text Source:

Text URL:

http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/10715

Language:

Type:

E-book

Description:

Not available

Table of Contents:

Not available

Amazon.com Information:

Sales Rank:

4518390

ISBN:

1406800481

Page Count:

Detail Page:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1406800481

Download this text: The Essays of Arthur Schopenhauer; Counsels and Maxims

Customer Review: The Essays of arthur Schopenhauer; counsels and Maxims

Arthur Schopenhauer is the only philosopher who seems to me to take Art, in all it's forms, seriously, as a form of knowledge; he also seems to understand that we are essentially irrational creatures, fundamentally driven by our desires and emotions. he thus seems to be deeply in contact with those uncomfortable truths about ourselves which we would rather not know about.this makes the reading of him something that if taken seriously, can change one's life.
what higher complement can one make of a writer? He is vigorous in his so called pessimism, so he invigorates us. He is totally honest; He detests humbug and in clarity; he thinks that Art is something which can enoble us, and i agree with him. he is infintely insightful and deflationary of human pretention, always salutary; and last, but by no means least, i find him funny!

enough from me; Try him !

Product Description

Arthur Schopenhauer (1788-1860) was a German philosopher best known for his work The World as Will and Representation. He responded to and expanded upon Immanuel Kant's philosophy concerning the way in which we experience the world. His critique of Kant, his creative solutions to the problems of human experience and his explication of the limits of human knowledge are among his most important achievements. His metaphysical theory is the foundation of his influential writings on psychology, aesthetics, ethics, and politics which influenced Friedrich Nietzsche, Wagner, Ludwig Wittgenstein, Sigmund Freud and others. He said he was influenced by the Upanishads, Immanuel Kant, and Plato. References to Eastern philosophy and religion appear frequently in his writing. He appreciated the teachings of the Buddha and even called himself a Buddhaist. He said that his philosophy could not have been conceived before these teachings were available. He called himself a Kantian. He formulated a pessimistic philosophy that gained importance and support after the failure of the German and Austrian revolutions of 1848.

Book Categories:

Books / Subjects / Nonfiction / Social Sciences / General
Books / Subjects / Nonfiction / Social Sciences / Sociology / General
Books / Refinements / Binding (binding) / Paperback
Books / Refinements / Format (feature_browse-bin) / Printed Books

Pick of the Day

A Short History of Greek Philosophy
by
John Marshall (Author)

Read more...

Other recent picks

Lists of Interest

Modern Library 100 Best Novels: In 1998, Modern Library picked the top 100 Novels of the century. This list contains all of the bo ...

Webmaster's Favourites: These are my selections, humbly presented as books that I particularly enjoyed.

Other ways of browsing

Top sellers at Amazon

Newest Additions

Random Book

Random Author