The World as Will and Representation, Vol. 1
by Arthur Schopenhauer
Recommended by Patrick OShaughnessy and Sheryl Sandberg
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Recommended by 2 sources and appears in Philosophy, Philosophy, and Social Sciences.
Arthur Schopenhauer's Die Welt als Wille und Vorstellung is one of the most important philosophical works of the nineteenth century, the basic statement of one important stream of postKantian thought. It is without question Schopenhauer's greatest work. Conceived and published before the philosopher was 30 and expanded 25 years later, it is the su...
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Recommended by 2 sources and appears in Philosophy, Philosophy, and Social Sciences.
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Sheryl Sandberg
“I am a pack rat. I’ve even hung on to all my textbooks from college — you know, just in case I have the sudden urge to read Schopenhauer’s The World as Will and Representation. | Meticulous reading and rereading of key philosophy books Some: Upanishads World as Will and Representation Hero With a Thousand Faces Freedom from the Known Sleeping, Dreaming, and Dying No death, No Fear Living Life Backwards Tao Te Ching Metaphysics (Aristotle)”
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