Arthur Schopenhauer
19th Century1788-1860Danzig / Frankfurt, Germany
As Your Guide
“Schopenhauer will look unflinchingly at the hunger driving your existence and ask what lies beyond it. He finds beauty and compassion in the pauses between wanting. Choose him if you want a guide who turns pessimism into a doorway rather than a dead end.”
Who They Were
German philosopher of pessimism who emphasized blind will and aesthetic contemplation.
What They Left Behind
Words that outlived their authors.
What Haunts Them
These are the questions that wouldn't let them rest.
Will to livepessimismaesthetic contemplationcompassionasceticism