Essays and Aphorisms (The Penguin Classics)

Essays (Books)

Author: Arthur Schopenhauer

One of the greatest philosophers of the nineteenth century, Schopenhauer believed that human action is determined not by reason but by ‘will’ – the blind and irrational desire for physical existence. This selection of his writings on religion, ethics, politics, women and many other themes is taken from Schopenhauer’s last work, Parerga and Paralipomena, which he published….Read More

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Philosophical Investigations

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Fragments

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