Penguin Classics Essays and Aphorisms

from MSarki

I rate this book two stars because I think "it was OK". I have gladly evolved past the thinking of Arthur Schopenhauer. It puzzles me how a man of serious thought could come up with his ideas regarding women. Seems like common sense may have prevailed no matter the societal norms of his century. ...

from Lord_Boris

Entertaining and informative though it is in parts, you can't help get the feeling from this selection of his writings that Schopenhauer is just a grumpy old man. The introduction to this collection concerning his life, background and principle line of philosophy (The World as Will and Idea) was ...

from Hagelstein

Although the German philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer died in 1860, I could almost see him as an essayist writing today. Or more likely he'd be a blogger, since he disapproved of those that wrote for money. "Every writer writes badly as soon as he starts writing for gain." He'd definitely be consid...