The World As Will And Idea

by Arthur Schopenhauer

Arthur Schopenhauer was a German philosopher. He is best known for his 1818 work The World as Will and Representation, which characterizes the phenomenal world as the product of a blind and insatiable metaphysical will. Arthur Schopenhauer has been dubbed the artist's philosopher on account of the inspiration his aesthetics has provided to artists of all stripes. He is also known as the philosopher of pessimism, as he articulated a worldview that challenges the value of existence.

912 pages, Kindle Edition

Published February 1, 2021

About the author

Arthur Schopenhauer was born in the city of Danzig (then part of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth; present day Gdańsk, Poland) and was a German philosopher best known for his work The World as Will and Representation. Schopenhauer attempted to make his career as an academic by correcting and expanding Immanuel Kant's philosophy concerning the way in which we experience the world.

He was the son of author Johanna Schopenhauer and the older brother of Adele Schopenhauer.

Reviews

[Amy · Rating 4 out of 5]

The making of a madman

I went into reading this one very unsure of what I might think. I loved it though as a whole. I did think the climax at the end could have gone differently but I loved getting to know Snows back story. It felt like this book was an after thought so I wish some things could have fit together better. I am also left wondering what events left Tigris so vengeful when she is so loving in this book. Another book? I would enjoy that.