The World as Will and Representation

Name: The World as Will and Representation
Author: Arthur Schopenhauer

by Arthur Schopenhauer

Metaphysics identifying reality as blind will underlying all phenomena and suffering

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Arthur Schopenhauer

German philosopher who argued that the fundamental reality is irrational Will, and that human suffering arises from its insatiable striving. His pessimist philosophy influenced Nietzsche, Wagner, Freud, and Wittgenstein. The World as Will and Representation is one of the most readable works of systematic philosophy.

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