The Wisdom of Life and Counsels and Maxims

by Arthur Schopenhauer and Thomas Bailey Saunders

Book Overview

Nineteenth-century German philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer (1788-1860) championed individual strength of will and independent, reasoned deliberation above the irrational impulses that animated most of society. In The Wisdom of Life and Counsels and Maxims, two essays from his last work, Parerga und Paralipomena (1851), he discusses how to order our lives to obtain the greatest amount of pleasure and success; then he offers guidelines for living life...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1573920339
• ISBN13: 9781573920339
• Release Date: November 1995
• Publisher: Prometheus Books
• Length: 234 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.4" x 8.5"