Essays and aphorisms

selected and translated with an introd. by R.J. Hollingdale.

by Arthur Schopenhauer

1970 237 pages eng ★ 3.7 (9 ratings)

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 …