Arthur Schopenhauer

Gebundenes Buch

The Wisdom of Life (Deluxe Library Edition)

Beschreibung

'The Wisdom of Life' is a short philosophical essay by the Nineteenth-century German philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer (1788-1860). In this last published work, Arthur breaks down happiness into three parts and explores the nature of human happiness, and tries to understand how one should order life so as to obtain the greatest possible amount of pleasure and success. Arthur championed individual strength of will and independent, reasoned deliberation above the irrational impulses that animated most of society. This essay offers guidelines for living life to its fullest and conveys a message that a life well lived should always reach beyond itself to a higher plane. "For the more a man has in himself, the less he will want from other people,-the less, indeed, other people can be to him. This is why a high degree of intellect tends to make a man unsocial. True," -Arthur Schopenhauer, The Wisdom of Life

Autor

Arthur Schopenhauer was among the first 19th century philosophers to contend that at its core, the universe is not a rational place. Inspired by Plato and Kant, both of whom regarded the world as being more amenable to reason, Schopenhauer developed their philosophies into an instinct-recognizing and ultimately ascetic outlook, emphasizing that in the face of a world filled with endless strife, we ought to minimize our natural desires for the sake of achieving a more tranquil frame of mind and a disposition towards universal beneficence. Often considered to be a thoroughgoing pessimist, Schopenhauer in fact advocated ways - via artistic, moral and ascetic forms of awareness - to overcome a frustration-filled and fundamentally painful human condition. Since his death in 1860, his philosophy has had a special attraction for those who wonder about life's meaning, along with those engaged in music, literature, and the visual arts.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: General Press
• Seitenzahl: 130
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. Dezember 2022
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 222mm x 145mm x 11mm
• Gewicht: 304g
• ISBN-13: 9789354995477
• ISBN-10: 9354995470
• Artikelnr.: 67151266