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    Arthur Schopenhauer, (born February 22, 1788, Danzig, Prussia [now Gdańsk, Poland]—died September 21, 1860, Frankfurt am Main [Germany]), German philosopher, often called the “philosopher of pessimism ,” who was primarily important as the exponent of a metaphysical doctrine of the will in immediate reaction against Hegelian idealism.

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    Arthur Schopenhauer (* 22. Februar 1788 in Danzig; † 21. September 1860 in Frankfurt am Main) war ein deutscher Philosoph und Hochschullehrer. Schopenhauer entwarf eine Lehre, die gleichermaßen Erkenntnistheorie, Metaphysik, Ästhetik und Ethik umfasst.

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    What is Schopenhauer's theory?
    Owing to its fundamental reliance upon the subject-object distinction, Schopenhauer’s classical account of the daily world as the objectification of Will, is understandable not only as a traditional metaphysical theory that purports to describe the unconditional truth.

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    Who is Arthur Schopenhauer?
    Arthur Schopenhauer ( / ˈʃoʊpənhaʊər / SHOH-pən-how-ər, German: [ˈaʁtuːɐ̯ ˈʃoːpn̩haʊɐ] ⓘ; 22 February 1788 – 21 September 1860) was a German philosopher. He is known for his 1818 work The World as Will and Representation (expanded in 1844), which characterizes the phenomenal world as the manifestation of a blind and irrational noumenal will.

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    Why is Arthur Schopenhauer called the artist's philosopher?
    Arthur Schopenhauer has been dubbed the artist’s philosopher on account of the inspiration his aesthetics has provided to artists of all stripes. He is also known as the philosopher of pessimism, as he articulated a worldview that challenges the value of existence.

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    When did Schopenhauer become a philosopher?
    By the 1870s, Arthur Schopenhauer’s philosophy had gained, in Nietzsche’s words “ ascendency in Europe” (GM III, §5).

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    Arthur Schopenhauer was a German philosopher. He is known for his 1818 work The World as Will and Representation (expanded in 1844), which characterizes the phenomenal world as the manifestation of a blind and irrational noumenal will. Building on the transcendental idealism of Immanuel Kant … See more

    Life

    Early life
    Arthur Schopenhauer was born on 22 February 1788, in Danzig (then part of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth; present-day Gdańsk, Poland) on Heiliggeistgasse … See more

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    Thoughts on other philosophers

    Giordano Bruno and Spinoza
    Schopenhauer saw Bruno and Spinoza as philosophers not bound to their age or nation. "Both were fulfilled by the thought, that as manifold the … See more

    Selected bibliography

    • On the Fourfold Root of the Principle of Sufficient Reason (Ueber die vierfache Wurzel des Satzes vom zureichenden Grunde), 1813
    • On Vision and Colors (Ueber das Sehn und die Farben), 1816 ISBN 978-0-85496-988-3 See more

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    Philosophy

    Theory of perception
    In November 1813 Goethe invited Schopenhauer to help him on his Theory of Colours. … See more

    Interests

    Schopenhauer had a wide range of interests, from science and opera to occultism and literature.
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    Influence and legacy

    Schopenhauer remained the most influential German philosopher until the First World War. His philosophy was a starting point for a new generation of philosophers including See more

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