Arthur Schopenhauer Biography

Arthur Schopenhauer, Philosopher
Occup.Philosopher
FromGermany
BornFebruary 22, 1788
Danzig, Prussia, Germany
DiedSeptember 21, 1860
Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Aged72 years
Arthur Schopenhauer, a noticeable German philosopher, was born upon February 22, 1788, in the city of Danzig (now Gdańsk, Poland) to Heinrich Floris Schopenhauer as well as Johanna Schopenhauer. The family members, including his more youthful sis, Adele, transferred to the totally free city of Hamburg when Danzig was annexed by Prussia in 1793. Schopenhauer's papa, a successful merchant, eventually committed suicide when Arthur was just 17 years old, an event that would certainly later on affect his sight of the world.

In adherence to his papa's desires, Schopenhauer started his education by researching company; nonetheless, adhering to the fatality of his daddy, he made a decision to seek his passion for viewpoint. He went to the University of Göttingen, where he studied under the renowned philosopher, Johann Gottlieb Fichte. In 1810, he transferred to the University of Berlin, where various other prominent thinkers such as G.W.F. Hegel taught. Schopenhauer's antipathy for Hegel expanded, as he thought that Hegel's dialectical system was nothing more than vacant jargon.

In 1813, Schopenhauer finished his philosophical argumentation, "On the Fourfold Root of the Principle of Sufficient Reason", which laid the structure for his later jobs. His magnum piece, "The World as Will as well as Representation", was published in 1818, saying that the world is driven by a subconscious will-to-life, showing up in human wish as well as suffering. He posited that a person might run away enduring just through aesthetic reflection, concern, and also the renunciation of the will.

Regardless of its revolutionary suggestions, "The World as Will as well as Representation" stopped working to garner much attention throughout Schopenhauer's lifetime. He continued to create as well as release essays, notably composing "On the Freedom of the Will" and also "On the Basis of Morality", both in 1840. His later job, "Parerga and Paralipomena" (1851), consisting of extensive essays on different topics, ultimately brought him acknowledgment in his later years.

Schopenhauer's personal life was as troubled as his thoughtful expectation. He never married as well as had few good friends. He was plagued with health problems and also engaged in numerous legal fights, consisting of a notorious occurrence involving an argument with a seamstress, Caroline Luise Marguet, that lasted for several years.

Schopenhauer's approach would substantially influence numbers such as Friedrich Nietzsche, Richard Wagner, as well as Sigmund Freud. His downhearted sight of the human problem and wish for transcendence struck a chord with the general disillusionment of the late 19th century.

Arthur Schopenhauer passed away on September 21, 1860, in Frankfurt am Main, leaving behind a thoughtful heritage that continues to reverberate through contemporary idea. While his life was marked by difficulties and also struggles, his work gives an extensive assessment of the human experience and also uses understanding right into the nature of desire, suffering, as well as the potential for transcendence.

Our collection contains 70 quotes who is written / told by Arthur, under the main topics: Happiness - Change - Power - Anger - Medical.

Related authors: Friedrich Nietzsche (Philosopher), Philo (Philosopher), Richard Wagner (Composer), Sigmund Freud (Psychologist), Lawrence Taylor (Athlete), George Berkeley (Philosopher), Johann Gottlieb Fichte (Philosopher), Adele (Musician)

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70 Famous quotes by Arthur Schopenhauer

Small: The longer a mans fame is likely to last, the longer it will be in coming
"The longer a man's fame is likely to last, the longer it will be in coming"
Small: A man can do what he wants, but not want what he wants
"A man can do what he wants, but not want what he wants"
Small: Every parting gives a foretaste of death, every reunion a hint of the resurrection
"Every parting gives a foretaste of death, every reunion a hint of the resurrection"
Small: Ive never known any trouble than an hours reading didnt assuage
"I've never known any trouble than an hour's reading didn't assuage"
Small: Every man takes the limits of his own field of vision for the limits of the world
"Every man takes the limits of his own field of vision for the limits of the world"
Small: With people of limited ability modesty is merely honesty. But with those who possess great talent it is
"With people of limited ability modesty is merely honesty. But with those who possess great talent it is hypocrisy"
Small: Will power is to the mind like a strong blind man who carries on his shoulders a lame man who can see
"Will power is to the mind like a strong blind man who carries on his shoulders a lame man who can see"
Small: Will minus intellect constitutes vulgarity
"Will minus intellect constitutes vulgarity"
Small: Wicked thoughts and worthless efforts gradually set their mark on the face, especially the eyes
"Wicked thoughts and worthless efforts gradually set their mark on the face, especially the eyes"
Small: Wealth is like sea-water the more we drink, the thirstier we become and the same is true of fame
"Wealth is like sea-water; the more we drink, the thirstier we become; and the same is true of fame"
Small: We forfeit three-quarters of ourselves in order to be like other people
"We forfeit three-quarters of ourselves in order to be like other people"
Small: We can come to look upon the deaths of our enemies with as much regret as we feel for those of our frie
"We can come to look upon the deaths of our enemies with as much regret as we feel for those of our friends, namely, when we miss their existence as witnesses to our success"
Small: Treat a work of art like a prince. Let it speak to you first
"Treat a work of art like a prince. Let it speak to you first"
Small: The more unintelligent a man is, the less mysterious existence seems to him
"The more unintelligent a man is, the less mysterious existence seems to him"
Small: The man never feels the want of what it never occurs to him to ask for
"The man never feels the want of what it never occurs to him to ask for"
Small: The alchemists in their search for gold discovered many other things of greater value
"The alchemists in their search for gold discovered many other things of greater value"
Small: To free a person from error is to give, and not to take away
"To free a person from error is to give, and not to take away"
Small: To buy books would be a good thing if we also could buy the time to read them
"To buy books would be a good thing if we also could buy the time to read them"
Small: Suffering by nature or chance never seems so painful as suffering inflicted on us by the arbitrary will
"Suffering by nature or chance never seems so painful as suffering inflicted on us by the arbitrary will of another"
Small: There is no doubt that life is given us, not to be enjoyed, but to be overcome to be got over
"There is no doubt that life is given us, not to be enjoyed, but to be overcome; to be got over"
Small: In the sphere of thought, absurdity and perversity remain the masters of the world, and their dominion
"In the sphere of thought, absurdity and perversity remain the masters of the world, and their dominion is suspended only for brief periods"
Small: There is no absurdity so palpable but that it may be firmly planted in the human head if you only begin
"There is no absurdity so palpable but that it may be firmly planted in the human head if you only begin to inculcate it before the age of five, by constantly repeating it with an air of great solemnity"
Small: It is only a mans own fundamental thoughts that have truth and life in them. For it is these that he re
"It is only a man's own fundamental thoughts that have truth and life in them. For it is these that he really and completely understands. To read the thoughts of others is like taking the remains of someone else's meal, like putting on the discarded clothes of a stranger"
Small: In our monogamous part of the world, to marry means to halve ones rights and double ones duties
"In our monogamous part of the world, to marry means to halve one's rights and double one's duties"
Small: It is with trifles, and when he is off guard, that a man best reveals his character
"It is with trifles, and when he is off guard, that a man best reveals his character"
Small: It is only at the first encounter that a face makes its full impression on us
"It is only at the first encounter that a face makes its full impression on us"
Small: It is a clear gain to sacrifice pleasure in order to avoid pain
"It is a clear gain to sacrifice pleasure in order to avoid pain"
Small: The greatest of follies is to sacrifice health for any other kind of happiness
"The greatest of follies is to sacrifice health for any other kind of happiness"
Small: The greatest achievements of the human mind are generally received with distrust
"The greatest achievements of the human mind are generally received with distrust"
Small: The fundament upon which all our knowledge and learning rests is the inexplicable
"The fundament upon which all our knowledge and learning rests is the inexplicable"
Small: The first forty years of life give us the text the next thirty supply the commentary on it
"The first forty years of life give us the text; the next thirty supply the commentary on it"
Small: The doctor sees all the weakness of mankind the lawyer all the wickedness, the theologian all the stupi
"The doctor sees all the weakness of mankind; the lawyer all the wickedness, the theologian all the stupidity"
Small: The discovery of truth is prevented more effectively, not by the false appearance things present and wh
"The discovery of truth is prevented more effectively, not by the false appearance things present and which mislead into error, not directly by weakness of the reasoning powers, but by preconceived opinion, by prejudice"
Small: The difficulty is to try and teach the multitude that something can be true and untrue at the same time
"The difficulty is to try and teach the multitude that something can be true and untrue at the same time"
Small: Patriotism, when it wants to make itself felt in the domain of learning, is a dirty fellow who should b
"Patriotism, when it wants to make itself felt in the domain of learning, is a dirty fellow who should be thrown out of doors"
Small: Opinion is like a pendulum and obeys the same law. If it goes past the centre of gravity on one side, i
"Opinion is like a pendulum and obeys the same law. If it goes past the centre of gravity on one side, it must go a like distance on the other; and it is only after a certain time that it finds the true point at which it can remain at rest"
Small: Obstinacy is the result of the will forcing itself into the place of the intellect
"Obstinacy is the result of the will forcing itself into the place of the intellect"
Small: Newspapers are the second hand of history. This hand, however, is usually not only of inferior metal to
"Newspapers are the second hand of history. This hand, however, is usually not only of inferior metal to the other hands, it also seldom works properly"
Small: Nature shows that with the growth of intelligence comes increased capacity for pain, and it is only wit
"Nature shows that with the growth of intelligence comes increased capacity for pain, and it is only with the highest degree of intelligence that suffering reaches its supreme point"
Small: National character is only another name for the particular form which the littleness, perversity and ba
"National character is only another name for the particular form which the littleness, perversity and baseness of mankind take in every country. Every nation mocks at other nations, and all are right"
Small: Music is the melody whose text is the world
"Music is the melody whose text is the world"
Small: Money is human happiness in the abstract he, then, who is no longer capable of enjoying human happiness
"Money is human happiness in the abstract; he, then, who is no longer capable of enjoying human happiness in the concrete devotes himself utterly to money"
Small: Men are by nature merely indifferent to one another but women are by nature enemies
"Men are by nature merely indifferent to one another; but women are by nature enemies"
Small: Martyrdom is the only way a man can become famous without ability
"Martyrdom is the only way a man can become famous without ability"
Small: In action a great heart is the chief qualification. In work, a great head
"In action a great heart is the chief qualification. In work, a great head"
Small: If you want to know your true opinion of someone, watch the effect produced in you by the first sight o
"If you want to know your true opinion of someone, watch the effect produced in you by the first sight of a letter from him"
Small: If we were not all so interested in ourselves, life would be so uninteresting that none of us would be
"If we were not all so interested in ourselves, life would be so uninteresting that none of us would be able to endure it"
Small: Each day is a little life: every waking and rising a little birth, every fresh morning a little youth,
"Each day is a little life: every waking and rising a little birth, every fresh morning a little youth, every going to rest and sleep a little death"
Small: Compassion is the basis of morality
"Compassion is the basis of morality"
Small: Change alone is eternal, perpetual, immortal
"Change alone is eternal, perpetual, immortal"
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