One of the greatest philosophers of the nineteenth century, Schopenhauer (1788-1860) believed that human action is determined not by reason but by \'will\' - the blind and irrational desire for physical existence.
He has published two books on Nietzsche and was Honorary President of the British Nietzsche Society until his death in 2003..
Hoffmann, Lichtenburg and Theodor Fontane, as well as eleven of Nietzsche\'s books, many for the Penguin Classics.
Hollingdale has translated works by, among others, Schopenhauer, Goethe, T.
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He died in 1860.
His fame was established in 1851 with the publication of Parerga and Paralipomena, a collection of dialogues, Essays and aphorisms.
During his middle life he travelled widely in Europe and in 1844 brought out a much expanded edition of his book, which after his death became one of the most widely read of all philosophical works.
Although the book failed to sell, his belief in his own views sustained him through twenty-five years of frustrated desire for fame.
In 1811 he transferred to Berlin to write his doctoral thesis, and began to write The World as Will and Idea, a complete exploration of his philosophy, which was finished in 1818.
He went on to study medicine and science at Gottingen University and in 1810 began to study philosophy.
Arthur was expected to inherit the business, but hated the work and in 1807, after his father\'s suicide and the sale of the business, he enrolled in the grammar school at Gotha.
Arthur Schopenhauer was born in Danzig in 1788 where his family, of Dutch origin, owned a respected trading house.
This innovative - and pessimistic - view has proved powerfully influential upon philosophy and art, directly affecting the work of Nietzsche, Wittgenstein and Wagner among others.
These pieces depict humanity as locked in a struggle beyond good and evil, and each individual absolutely free within a Godless world, in which art, morality and self-awareness are our only salvation.
This selection of his writings on religion, ethics, politics, women, suicide, books and many other themes is taken from Schopenhauer\'s last work, Parerga and Paralipomena, which he published in 1851.
One of the greatest philosophers of the nineteenth century, Schopenhauer (1788-1860) believed that human action is determined not by reason but by \'will\' - the blind and irrational desire for physical existence
