{"product_id":"the-essential-schopenhauer-key-selections-from-the-world-as-will-and-representation-and-other-writings-isbn-9780061768248","title":"The Essential Schopenhauer: Key Selections from The World As Will and Representation and Other Writings","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“We should be grateful to Schopenhauer for managing to express the truth about life so beautifully.” — Alain De Botton, author of \u003cem\u003eThe Consolations of Philosophy\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Essential Schopenhauer \u003c\/em\u003edelivers the first comprehensive English anthology of the seminal philosopher’s writings, edited by Wolfgang Schirmacher, president of the International Schopenhauer Association. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis indispensable collection affords readers a uniquely accessible gateway into the monolithic thinker’s prodigious body of work. Just as the Harper Perennial Basic Writings series\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003erenders the work of Heidegger and Nietzsche accessible for English readers, \u003cem\u003eThe Essential Schopenhauer\u003c\/em\u003e gives us unprecedented access to the complex ideas of this profound and influential thinker.\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003eA new, comprehensive English anthology\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWhat is the meaning of life? How should I live? Is there any purpose to the universe?\u003c\/em\u003e Generations have turned to the great German philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer for answers to such essential questions of existence. His influence has extended not only to later philosophers—Nietzsche, Freud, and Wittgenstein among them—but also to musicians, artists, and important novelists such as Tolstoy, Thomas Mann, and Proust.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Essential Schopenhauer\u003c\/em\u003e, the most comprehensive English anthology now available of this seminal thinker’s writings, will open English readers to Schopenhauer’s profound ideas. Selected by Wolfgang Schirmacher, president of the International Schopenhauer Association, \u003cem\u003eThe Essential Schopenhauer\u003c\/em\u003e is an invaluable and accessibleintroduction to Schopenhauer’s powerful body of work.\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003e“Unquestionably one of the most profound and penetrating intellects.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A great philosopher” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Schopenhauer’s philosophy has had a special attraction for those who wonder about life’s meaning, along with those engaged in music, literature, and the visual arts.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eStanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Schopenhauer’s beautiful, exceptionally dark philosophy liberates us from the intolerable burden placed upon us by our contemporary optimism. \u003cem\u003eThe Essential Schopenhauer\u003c\/em\u003e is a book to turn to when all others have failed.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAlain de Botton, bestselling author of The Consolations of Philosophy and How Proust Can Change Your Life\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harper Perennial Modern Classics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44887906484453,"sku":"NP9780061768248","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780061768248.jpg?v=1730227707","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/the-essential-schopenhauer-key-selections-from-the-world-as-will-and-representation-and-other-writings-isbn-9780061768248","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}