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220 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1851
"Schopenhauer did not believe in God, but he did not believe in science either. To him, trying to learn about reality by figuring out the laws of nature (as they appear to us) is doomed. Yet he believed there was a worthy pursuit of truth, through art."And that is the moment I decided that I must read everything Arthur Schopenhauer ever wrote. I just knew that he was the kind of philosopher I could get on board with, seeing as how that idea very much reflects my own. When I decided to read his works, I was anticipating a long and heavy slog through dusty old prose, tedious metaphors and analogies, with an occasional snippet that would make it all worthwhile. I have never been so wrong. Schopenhauer is a breeze to read, and often funny (intentionally and unintentionally). I knew I'd made a good choice with Schopenhauer the moment he started lambasting Hegel (everyone who has discussed philosophy with me knows how much I despise Hegel). Schopenhauer writes in such a clear and precise fashion that you are never wondering what the hell he just said, as happens so often with other 19th century philosophers (ans some 20th century ones).