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Arthur Schopenhauer: The Life and Thought of Philosophy's Greatest Pessimist

By David Bather Woods
Hardcover
$30.00
By David Bather Woods
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An engaging biography of one of the most influential Western philosophers and a thought-provoking exploration of how to live with Arthur Schopenhauer’s pessimism.

Arthur Schopenhauer (1788-1860) almost wasn’t one of the greatest philosophers of the nineteenth century. Born in the Free City of Danzig to a family of shipping merchants, he was destined for a life of imports and exports until his father died in a suspected suicide. After much deliberation, the young Schopenhauer invested his in...

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BiographySocial Scientists & ScholarsPhilosophers - Biography