The World as Will and Representation, Volume 7

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gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:book
gptkbp:author gptkb:Arthur_Schopenhauer
gptkbp:available_formats ebook
hardcover
paperback
gptkbp:available_in libraries
gptkbp:contains philosophical essays
gptkbp:critical_reception mixed
gptkbp:discusses metaphysics
gptkbp:follows Volume 6
gptkbp:genre gptkb:philosophy
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The World as Will and Representation, Volume 7
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:existentialism
philosophical pessimism
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Immanuel_Kant
Arthur Schopenhauer's philosophy
gptkbp:is_cited_in gptkb:Friedrich_Nietzsche
gptkbp:isbn 978-3-11-017173-0
gptkbp:language gptkb:German
gptkbp:notable_quote " The will to live is the fundamental principle of existence."
" Art is the highest form of knowledge."
" Life is a constant striving."
" Philosophy is the pursuit of wisdom."
" Suffering is the essence of life."
" The only escape from suffering is through art."
" The world is a representation of the will."
" The world is my representation."
" To live is to suffer."
" Will is the thing-in-itself."
gptkbp:notable_themes ethics
suffering
aesthetics
will
representation
desire
gptkbp:page_count 400
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:The_World_as_Will_and_Representation
gptkbp:precedes Volume 8
gptkbp:published_by gptkb:B._G._Teubner
gptkbp:published_in 1844
gptkbp:subject philosophy of life
gptkbp:translated_into gptkb:J._Kemp
gptkb:R._B._Haldane
English
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Arthur_Schopenhauer
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5