The Wisdom of Life

Arthur Schopenhauer

Special Introduction

This is a philosophical compass for those navigating modern life. In Schopenhauer’s often dark realism, we find light—a raw honesty about suffering, desire, pride, and the deeper meaning of existence.

Introduction

Written in the later period of Schopenhauer’s life, this book distills decades of metaphysical insight and lived experience into a guide on how to live with dignity, clarity, and inner peace.

Main Sections

Division of the Subject
Personality, or What a Man Is
Property, or What a Man Has
Position, or a Man’s Place in the Estimation of Others
- Reputation
- Pride
- Rank
- Honor
- Fame

Essays

Sketch of a History of the Doctrine of the Ideal and Real
Fragments of the History of Philosophy
- Pre-Socratic Philosophy
- Socrates
- Plato
- Aristotle
- Stoics
- Neoplatonists
- Gnostics
- Scholasticism
- Bacon of Verulam
- Modern Philosophy
- Kantian Philosophy
- On Schopenhauer’s Philosophy
On Philosophy and Its Method
Thing-in-itself vs. Phenomenon
Pantheism
On Ethics
On Death and Indestructibility
On Suicide
Doctrine of the Will-to-Live

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