Arthur Schopenhauer—the 19 th century German philosopher for whom human existence was a perpetually swinging “pendulum between suffering and boredom,” and the world itself a hell in which “human ...

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Although outside the realm of academic philosophy, Arthur Schopenhauer (1788–1860) was nevertheless one of the most important philosophers of the 19th century, best known for his eastern influence and ...

Is there any meaning to life? Pessimist philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer in his essay The Vanity of Existence made the point that our lives have no absolute value. He said, "Human life must be some ...