Properties (36)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:philosopher
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| gptkbp:almaMater |
gptkb:University_of_Göttingen
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| gptkbp:birthDate |
February 22, 1788
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| gptkbp:bornIn |
gptkb:Danzig
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| gptkbp:contribution |
aesthetic experience
theory of knowledge ethical philosophy concept of the will |
| gptkbp:deathDate |
September 21, 1860
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| gptkbp:famousQuote |
Compassion is the basis of morality.
Life is a constant oscillation between the painful and the absurd. We forfeit three-fourths of ourselves in order to be like other people. The world is my representation. Happiness consists in frequent repetition of pleasure. Every man takes the limits of his own field of vision for the limits of the world. A man can do what he wants, but not want what he wants. To live is to suffer; to survive is to find some meaning in the suffering. The more a man knows, the more he forgives. The will is the thing that is most real. The greatest achievements of the human mind are generally received with distrust. The more we know, the more we realize we know nothing. Talent_hits_a_target_no_one_else_can_hit;_Genius_hits_a_target_no_one_else_can_see. |
| gptkbp:field |
philosophy
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Arthur Schopenhauer
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| gptkbp:influenced |
gptkb:Albert_Einstein
gptkb:Friedrich_Nietzsche gptkb:Sigmund_Freud |
| gptkbp:influencedBy |
Immanuel Kant
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| gptkbp:knownFor |
philosophy of pessimism
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| gptkbp:nationality |
German
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| gptkbp:notableWork |
The World as Will and Representation
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| gptkbp:occupation |
writer
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| gptkbp:philosophy |
Eastern_philosophy
Arthur_Schopenhauer's_metaphysics |
| gptkbp:residence |
Frankfurt
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| gptkbp:team |
pessimism
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