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Arthur Schopenhauer

German philosopher (1788-1860)

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Arthur Schopenhauer was a German philosopher who lived from 1788 to 1860 and developed influential ideas about the nature of reality and human existence. His pessimistic philosophy, which emphasized the role of blind desire and the suffering inherent in life, significantly shaped later philosophical and artistic movements.

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Vinony files it under 1788 births, 1860 deaths and 19th-century atheists.

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Instance of: human
Given name: Arthur
Gender: male
Citizenship: Kingdom of Prussia
Place of birth: Gdańsk
Place of death: Frankfurt
Mother: Johanna Schopenhauer
Sibling: Adele Schopenhauer
Occupation: musicologist
Educated at: Ernestinum Gotha
Employer: Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
Languages spoken: French
Religion: atheism
Notable work: Parerga and Paralipomena
Academic degree: Doctor of Philosophy
Field of work: history of philosophy
Movement: irrationalism
Instrument: flute
Image: Arthur Schopenhauer by J Schäfer, 1859b.jpg
Residence: Frankfurt

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influenced by: Plato
described by source: Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary
cause of death: respiratory failure
Commons category: Arthur Schopenhauer
date of birth: 1788-02-22
date of death: 1860-09-21
manner of death: natural causes
topic's main category: Category:Arthur Schopenhauer
Commons gallery: Arthur Schopenhauer
place of burial: Frankfurt Main Cemetery
Commons Creator page: Arthur Schopenhauer
name in native language: Arthur Schopenhauer
time period: 19th-century philosophy
writing language: German
maintained by WikiProject: WikiProject Philosophy
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on focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
described at URL: baike.sogou.com/v454792.htm
archives at: Berlin State Library

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20 objects attributed to Arthur Schopenhauer, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana

Sämtliche Werke in zwölz Bánden - Bd.2,: Die Welt als Wille und Vorstellung, 1. und 2. Buch /

Sämtliche Werke in zwölz Bánden - Bd.3,: Die Welt als Wille und Vorstellung, 3. und 4. Buch /

Sämtliche Werke in zwölz Bánden - Bd.5,: Ergänzungen zum 2. und 3. Buch der "Welt als Wille und Vorstellung" /

Sämtliche Werke in zwölz Bánden - Bd.6,: Ergänzungen zum 4 Buch der "Welt als Wille und Vorstellung". Ueber den Willen in der Natur /

Sämtliche Werke in zwölz Bánden - Bd.8,: Parerga und Paralipomena. 1 Teil /

Sämtliche Werke in zwölz Bánden - Bd.9,: Parerga und Paralipomena. II Teil /

Sämtliche Werke in zwölz Bánden - Bd.10,: Parerga und Paralipomena. III Teil /

Sämtliche Werke in zwölz Bánden - Bd.11,: Parerga und Paralipomena. IV Teil /

Sämtliche Werke in zwölz Bánden - Bd.12,: Farbenlehre. Aus den Nachlasz /

The two fundamental problems of ethics are dealt with in two academic journals

Über die vierfache Wurzel des Satzes vom zureichenden Grunde eine philosophische Abhandlung

Briefwechsel und andere Dokumente Ausgewählt und herausgegeben von Max Brahn

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Encyclopedic overview

Arthur Schopenhauer (22 February 1788 – 21 September 1860) was a German philosopher and writer. He is known for his 1818 work The World as Will and Representation (expanded in 1844), which characterizes the phenomenal world as the manifestation of a blind and irrational noumenal will. Building on the transcendental idealism of Immanuel Kant, Schopenhauer developed an atheistic metaphysical and ethical system that rejected the contemporaneous ideas of German idealism.

Schopenhauer was among the first philosophers in the Western tradition to share and affirm significant tenets of Indian philosophy, such as asceticism, denial of the self, and the notion of the world-as-appearance. His work has been described as an exemplary manifestation of philosophical pessimism. Though his work failed to garner substantial attention during his lifetime, he had a posthumous impact across various disciplines, including philosophy, literature, and science. His writing on aesthetics, morality and psychology has influenced many thinkers and artists.

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