Schopenhauer

The World as Will and Representation

The philosopher of pessimism and the will. He argued that blind, striving Will underlies all existence, and that art — especially music — offers the only escape. His influence on Wagner, Nietzsche, Wittgenstein, Freud, and Proust is incalculable.

Key works

• The World as Will and Representation1818/1844— Will, suffering, and aesthetic redemption

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