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The World as Will and Representation

Arthur Schopenhauer

Form
Form Philosophy
Year
Year 1818
Originally in
Originally in German
Pages
Pages 700

A philosopher argues that behind every appearance is one blind striving will, that to live is therefore to suffer, and that art and compassion are the only ways out.

Thus its life swings like a pendulum backwards and forwards between pain and ennui.
The World as Will and Representation, Arthur Schopenhauer

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