Arthur Schopenhauer Biography

Biography

Type: Philosopher

Born: 22 February 1788

Died: 21 September 1860

Though his work failed to garner substantial attention during his life, Schopenhauer has had a posthumous impact across various disciplines, including philosophy, literature, and science. Those who have cited his influence include Friedrich Nietzsche, Richard Wagner, Leo Tolstoy, Ludwig Wittgenstein, Erwin Schrödinger, Sigmund Freud, Gustav Mahler, Joseph Campbell, Albert Einstein, Carl Jung, Thomas Mann, Jorge Luis Borges, and Samuel Beckett, among others.

Selected bibliography:

  • On the Fourfold Root of the Principle of Sufficient, 1813
  • On Vision and Colors 1830.
  • The World as Will and Representation 1844
  • The Art of Being Right 1831
  • On the Will in Nature 1836
  • On the Freedom of the Will, 1839
  • On the Basis of Morality 1840

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