Arthur Schopenhauer

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Forreaders interested in schopenhauer, aphorisms, rhetorical tactics, and critical takes on classical philosophy.
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The Profile

Arthur Schopenhauer (1788–1860) was a German philosopher known for The World as Will and Representation, essays, and collections of aphorisms; associated with philosophical pessimism and writings on will and representation.

Published major works in the early-to-mid 19th century; wrote on metaphysics (the will), aesthetics, ethics, and aphoristic reflections. Notable works include Die Welt als Wille und Vorstellung and various essay/aphorism collections.

Two DeBaser reviews criticize a posthumous collection of Schopenhauer's 'art of insult' for verbosity and offensive content. Reviewers call parts racist and misogynistic and find the compilation unimpressive. One review equates writing reviews to public masturbation.

Notable Quotes

❝ Writing reviews on books, records, or any artistic product is nothing more and nothing less than jerking off in public.

❝ "When one realizes that the opponent is superior and one will end up being wrong, one becomes offensive, outrageous, rude, that is, one shifts from the issue at hand (since there one has already lost the game) to the opponent and somehow attacks his person [...] This rule is very popular because anyone is able to put it into practice, and thus it is often employed."