Wisdom of Life and Counsels and Maxims

Informationen zum Autor By Arthur Schopenhauer Klappentext Nineteenth-century German philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer (1788-1860) championed individual strength of will and independent, reasoned deliberation above the irrational impulses that animated most of society. In The Wisdom of Life and Counsels and Maxims , two essays from his last work, Parerga und Paralipomena (1851), he discusses how to order our lives to obtain the greatest amount of pleasure and success; then he offers guidelines for living life to its fullest. But for Schopenhauer a life well lived should always reach beyond itself to a higher plane. Zusammenfassung Nineteenth-century German philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer (1788-1860) championed individual strength of will and independent, reasoned deliberation above the irrational impulses that animated most of society. This title includes two essays from his last work wherein he discusses how to order our lives to obtain better amount of success.

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• Authors: Arthur Schopenhauer
• Assisted by: Robert M. Baird (Editor), Stuart E. Rosenbaum (Editor)
• Publisher: Prometheus Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.11.1995
• EAN: 9781573920339
• ISBN: 978-1-57392-033-9
• No. of pages: 234
• Series: Great Books in Philosophy; Great Books in Philosophy
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: antiquity to present day