Studies In Pessimism

""Studies in Pessimism: The Essays of Arthur Schopenhauer"" is a collection of essays written by the German philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer. The book is edited by T. Bailey Saunders and includes a preface by the editor. The essays in this book explore Schopenhauer's philosophy of pessimism, which posits that life is inherently full of suffering and that the only way to achieve true happiness is to detach oneself from worldly desires. The essays cover a range of topics, from the nature of human existence to the futility of human pursuits, and are written in Schopenhauer's trademark style, which is both insightful and provocative. This book is a must-read for anyone interested in philosophy, particularly those interested in the philosophy of pessimism.""But all this contributes to increase the measures of suffering in human life out of all proportion to its pleasures; and the pains of life are made much worse for man by the fact that death is something very real to him. The brute flies from death instinctively without really knowing what it is, and therefore without ever contemplating it in the way natural to a man, who has this prospect always before his eyes. So that even if only a few brutes die a natural death, and most of them live only just long enough to transmit their species, and then, if not earlier, become the prey of some other animal.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.