Aesthetics

Parerga and Paralipomena

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Arthur Schopenhauer

1851

The work that finally brought Schopenhauer public recognition late in his life. The two volumes gather philosophical essays, aphorisms, and reflections on topics ranging from metaphysics and aesthetics to the art of controversy and the conduct of life. The celebrated "Aphorisms on the Wisdom of Life" distil his pessimistic philosophy into practical counsel, while shorter essays on suffering, boredom, death, and the nature of genius made his thought accessible to a wide readership.