Arthur Schopenhauer as a young man, 1815. Portrait by Ludwig Sigismund Ruhl. Schopenhauer (1788 – 1860) was a German philosopher best known for his book, The World as Will and Representation, in which he claimed that our world is driven by a continually dissatisfied will, continually seeking satisfaction.

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Arthur Schopenhauer as a young man, 1815. Portrait by Ludwig Sigismund Ruhl. Schopenhauer (1788 – 1860) was a German philosopher best known for his book, The World as Will and Representation, in which he claimed that our world is driven by a continually dissatisfied will, continually seeking satisfaction.

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