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Arthur Schopenhauer

(1788 - 1860)

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from The Public Philosopher homepage

Our course lectures about Schopenhauer:

• Introduction to Schopenhauer
  • Buddhism and Schopenhauer
  • Life is suffering because life is willing
  • The world as representation
  • The world as Will
  • Aesthetic contemplation
  • Askesis
  • Assessments

 

• For some simple reviews of The World as Will and Representation, see what some general readers have volunteered about this title at amazon.com. One reader, for example, says: "Readable German philosophy that's worth reading!!! Schopenhauer proves that a German philosopher does not have to be nearly unintelligible to appear profound. Unlike Hegel and Heidegger, Schopenhauer does not hide behind ambiguous words or phrases. To the reader, Schopenhauer's views are as profound as they are clear...."
  
• A few of Schopenhauer's very readable essays are available free online here.
  
• (I've not yet discovered a good Schopenhauer website available in English. If you happen across one, please let me know.)
  
• Here are simple definitions of a few terms found in Schopenhauer's The World as Will and Representation.

Assignments

Schopenhauer's World as Will and Representation is a difficult read so you are given two weeks to complete this assignment.

Week One of Schopenhauer

• Read the assigned readings for week one by the due date
  
• Write out answers to the study questions for week one of Schopenhauer and post them to the class by the date you are due to be finished reading the book

Week Two of Schopenhauer

• Read the assigned readings for week two by the due date
  
• Write out answers to the study questions for week two of Schopenhauer and post them to the class by the date you are due to be finished reading the book