Arthur Schopenhauer (* February 22, 1788, in Danzig; † September 21, 1860, in Frankfurt am Main) was a German philosopher. He is best known for his work from 1818 titled 'The World as Will and Representation' (expanded in 1844), in which he describes the phenomenal world as the product of a blind noumenal will. Building on Immanuel Kant's transcendental idealism, Schopenhauer developed a metaphysical and ethical system without religious reference, rejecting the contemporary ideas of German idealism. He was among the first thinkers in Western philosophy to share and af… read more
Arthur Schopenhauer (* February 22, 1788, in Danzig; † September 21, 1860, in Frankfurt am Main) was a German philosopher. He is best known for his work from 1818 titled 'The World as Will and Representation' (expanded in 1844), in which he describes the phenomenal world as the prod… read more
Arthur Schopenhauer (* February 22, 1788, in Danzig; † September 21, 1860, in Frankfurt am Main) was a German philosopher. He is best known for his work from 1818 titled 'The World as Will and Representation' (expanded in 1844), in which he describes the phenomenal world as the product of a blind noumenal will. Building on Immanuel Kant's transcend… read more