The complete online text of The Essays of Arthur Schopenhauer: the Wisdom of Life by Arthur Schopenhauer.

The German philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer (1788-1860), whose pessimistic philosophy was widely known in the late 19th century in Europe and the United States, held that ultimate reality was nothing but senseless striving or will, having no divine origin...

The German philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer (1788-1860), whose pessimistic philosophy was widely known in the late nineteenth century in Europe and the United States, held that ultimate reality was nothing but senseless striving or will, having no divine...

One of the leading German metaphysicians of the nineteenth century, Arthur Schopenhauer is exceptional in having had a widespread influence outside of philosophy; among his admirers may be counted such figures as Richard Wagner, Friedrich Nietzsche, Tols...

Abstract The author undertakes an evaluation and classification of those texts in First Testament Wisdom Literature which personify Wisdom in hymnic fashion. Such a classification may have value not only in itself, but it may he useful for understanding the nature of...

Desiring Life: Benedict on Wisdom and the Good Life. By Norvene Vest. Boston: Cowley Publications, 2000. 171 pp. $12.95 (paper). "What is it that we really desire?" (p. 2). Following St. Benedict, Norvene Vest maintains that the true object of our human yearnings...