Arthur Schopenhauer
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Arthur Schopenhauer
Philosophical profile and overview
- Era
- 19th Century, specifically within the German Romantic period and post-Kantian philosophy.
- Philosophical Focus
- His central focus lay on metaphysics, aesthetics, ethics and the nature of will, asserting life is driven by ceaseless desire leading to suffering. He significantly contributed to theories about art, music, and literature, seeing them as salvation from the striving and pain of existence.
- About
- Arthur Schopenhauer was a renowned German philosopher known for his pessimism and philosophical clarity. Born in 1788, he authored 'The World as Will and Representation', arguing that will is the 'thing-in-itself'. He also posited the concept of aesthetic contemplation as an escape from painful human desires.
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