ARTHUR SCHOPENHAUER
1788 - 1860
 

Arthur was a German philosopher. He was nicknamed The Philosopher of Pessimism.

ARTHUR SCHOPENHAUER'S FAMILY
Arthur's family was pretty well off financially. His father was Heinrich Floris Schopenhauer. His mother was Johanna. Arthur never married.


ARTHUR SCHOPENHAUER'S LIFE
Arthur studied at the Universities of Göttingen, Berlin, and Jena. He discussed life, universe, and everything with German poet Johann Wolfgang von Goethe and disputed with co-philosopher Hegel.

In later life, Arthur Schopenhauer retired to Frankfurt am Main.

SOME OF ARTHUR SCHOPENHAUER'S WORKS
The World as Will and Idea - 1819
(Die Welt als Wille und Vorstellung)

On the Will in Nature - 1836
(Über den Willen in der Natur)

The World as Will and Idea, Second edition - 1844

Parerga and Paralipomena - 1851

The World as Will and Idea, Third edition - 1859