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Arthur Schopenhauer (1788—1860) 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.
Arthur Schopenhauer, (born Feb. 22, 1788, Danzig, Prussia—died Sept. 21, 1860, Frankfurt am Main), German philosopher. His father was a banker and his mother a novelist. He studied in several fields before earning his doctorate in philosophy.
Arthur Schopenhauer (1788-1860) was a renowned German philosopher who made significant contributions to the fields of metaphysics, philosophy of the self, ethics and aesthetics. His ideology, though not widely recognized during his lifetime, has had a profound and lasting impact on subsequent generations of thinkers and scholars.
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May 17, 2018 · Schopenhauer, Arthur (1788–1860) German philosopher, whose exposition of the doctrine of the will opposed the idealism of Hegel and influenced, among others, Nietzsche and Wagner. Schopenhauer's system, described in his main work, The World as Will and Idea (1819), was an intensely pessimistic one.
May 9, 2012 · 1. Brief Background. 2. Schopenhauer’s Methodology in Aesthetics. 3. Aesthetic Experience. 3.1 Subjective side. 3.2 Objective side. 4. The Beautiful and the Sublime. 4.1 The Beautiful. 4.2 The Stimulating. 4.3 The Sublime. 4.4 Varieties of Aesthetic Pleasure. 4.5 Aesthetic Freedom. 5. The Fine Arts. 5.1 Genius. 5.2 Hierarchy among the Fine Arts. 6.
Arthur Schopenhauer’s books. Average rating: 3.91 · 81,014 ratings · 6,144 reviews · 1,476 distinct works • Similar authors. More books by Arthur Schopenhauer… Series by Arthur Schopenhauer. Sämtliche Werke in fünf Bänden (Arthur Schopenhauer) (5 books) by. Arthur Schopenhauer, E.F.J. Payne (Translator) 4.22 avg rating — 16,045 ratings.
(1788–1860) Arthur Schopenhauer was a German philosopher of pessimism who gave the will a leading place in his metaphysics. He was born in Danzig. His father, a successful businessman of partly Dutch ancestry, was an admirer of Voltaire and was imbued with a keen dislike of absolutist governments.
