Book(electronic)2013

Arthur Schopenhauer

In: RB-Critical Lives

In: Critical Lives Ser

Lewis, Peter B.

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Abstract

Philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer (1788-1860) is usually remembered for his pessimism. His most influential work, The World as Will and Representation, concluded that no human desires can ever be fully satisfied. But as Peter B. Lewis shows in this new critical biography, Schopenhauer in fact advocated ways-via artistic, moral, and ascetic forms of awareness-to overcome the frustration-filled and fundamentally painful human condition. Offering a concise introduction to the life and work of this German philosopher, Arthur Schopenhauer explores a man who devoted his life to articulating a philosop

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