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Schopenhauer

Schopenhauer's philosophy described the world as driven by a continually dissatisfied will, resulting in all lives being filled with suffering.
Philosopher
Pessimism
Metaphysics of Will

Beschreibung

A German philosopher known for his pessimism and philosophical clarity.
Basisinformation
KontinentEurope
UnterregionCentral Europe
Geburtsdatum1788-02-22
StandortDanzig, Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth (now Gdańsk, Poland)
ZungeGerman
Todesdatum1860-09-21
Wikipediahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_Schopenhauer
Bedeutung
EpocheModern
BedeutungMajor post-Kantian philosopher.
BeiträgeDevelopment of metaphysics of the 'will' concept Philosophical Pessimism
VeranstaltungenPublication of 'The World as Will and Representation'
Zitate
Talent hits a target no one else can hit; Genius hits a target no one else can see.
Life without pain has no meaning.