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Schopenhauer, Arthur

Arthur Schopenhauer, 1788-1860. Pessimistic German philosopher known for the clarity and bitterness of his writing. He is also remembered for being the first major Western to have detailed knowledge of an Eastern tradition, namely Hinduism's Vedic texts. His primary influence was on Friedrich Nietzsche.

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• - Short article on Schopenhauer in Microsoft's Encarta.
  
• - Provides a biography, a brief discussion of Schopenhauer's Philosophie, links, and a message board.
  
• - An overview of the life and doctrine of this philosopher.
  
• - Life and work of 19th century German philosopher; from the Stanford Encyclopedia by Robert Wicks.
  
• - Introduction to Schopenhauer's work with some excerpts from "Parerga and Paralipomena."
  
• - Essay by Christopher Young and Andrew Brook from "International Journal of Psychoanalysis", 1994.
  
• - Essay about motives of self-conflict in Schopenhauer's philosophy by Alex Scott.
  
  

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