SCHOPENHAUER AND THE ART OF ENDURING
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Einband
Taschenbuch
Erscheinungsdatum
31.08.2026
Verlag
Independently PublishedSeitenzahl
70
Maße (L/B/H)
22,9/15,2/0,4 cm
Gewicht
108 g
Sprache
Englisch
EAN
9798170869350
What if pessimism could make life more livable-not by promising happiness, but by removing the illusions that deepen our suffering?
Arthur Schopenhauer refused easy consolation. He saw desire continually moving the finish line, reputation turning other people into judges, distraction consuming attention, and pain becoming heavier when we believe life was supposed to spare us. Yet beneath his severe vision lies an unexpected resource: a philosophy of endurance grounded in lucidity, independence, and compassion.
Schopenhauer and the Art of Enduring brings together carefully selected public-domain writings on suffering, desire, boredom, solitude, money, reputation, character, aging, compassion, and the uncertainty of fortune. Each historical selection is followed by a clear contemporary commentary that explores what Schopenhauer understood, where his arguments go too far, and what readers may still learn from him today.
This is not a celebration of suffering or a collection of comforting quotations. It is an invitation to face difficult realities without surrendering judgment, responsibility, or care for others.
Inside, readers will discover:
- Twelve accessible chapters organized around the pressures of modern life
- Substantial selections from Schopenhauer's classic essays
- Original introductions and annotations by Gabriela Weisman
- Practical reflections for examining desire, comparison, solitude, attention, and fear
- A glossary of essential philosophical concepts
- A chronology of Schopenhauer's life and work
- Sources and recommendations for further reading
Written for both newcomers and experienced readers of philosophy, this volume presents Schopenhauer neither as a prophet to be obeyed nor as a pessimist to be dismissed. It approaches him as a difficult, brilliant, and imperfect thinker whose work can help us distinguish unavoidable vulnerability from preventable suffering-and endurance from passive resignation.
For readers interested in existentialism, pessimism, Nietzsche, Stoicism, the philosophy of suffering, and the search for courage without false optimism.
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