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Essays and aphorisms

Hardcover • 2017 • English • 1. edition

Essays and aphorisms

By Arthur Schopenhauer

Part of the series Penguin clothbound classics

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One of the greatest philosophers of the nineteenth century, Schopenhauer (1788-1860) believed that human action is determined not by reason but by 'will' - the blind and irrational desire for physical existence. This selection of his writings on religion, ethics, politics, women, suicide, books and many other themes is taken from Schopenhauer's last work, Parerga and Paralipomena, which he published in 1851. These pieces depict humanity as locked in a struggle beyond good and evil, and each indi...Show more

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9780141395913

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Penguin

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2017

Language

English

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1

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Essays and aphorisms

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Hardcover

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