On the Suffering of the World
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"On the Suffering of the World" is a philosophical essay by Arthur Schopenhauer that reflects his pessimistic view of human existence and the pervasive nature of suffering in life.
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| On the Suffering of the World canonical | 1 |
| Über das Leiden der Welt | 1 |
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| instanceOf |
literary work
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philosophical essay ⓘ |
| addresses |
the meaning of life
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the problem of evil ⓘ the value of existence ⓘ |
| author | Arthur Schopenhauer ⓘ |
| basedOn | The World as Will and Representation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralClaim |
happiness is largely negative, consisting in the absence of pain
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human desires are a source of continual dissatisfaction ⓘ life is characterized more by suffering than by happiness ⓘ suffering is an essential feature of existence ⓘ |
| centralConcept |
asceticism
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denial of the will ⓘ resignation ⓘ will ⓘ |
| collection | Parerga and Paralipomena ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Germany ⓘ |
| criticizes |
belief in a benevolent world order
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optimistic views of the world ⓘ |
| genre |
essay
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philosophical literature ⓘ |
| influenced |
20th-century pessimism
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existentialist thought ⓘ literary modernism ⓘ |
| language | German ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
human existence
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pessimism ⓘ suffering ⓘ the nature of life ⓘ the ubiquity of pain ⓘ the vanity of human striving ⓘ |
| notableFor |
clear and aphoristic style
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influence on later cultural pessimism ⓘ systematic articulation of philosophical pessimism ⓘ |
| originalTitle |
On the Suffering of the World
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surface form:
Über das Leiden der Welt
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| philosophicalMovement | Schopenhauerian pessimism ⓘ |
| philosophicalPosition |
anti-optimism
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anti-teleological view of history ⓘ |
| philosophicalSubject |
ethics
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metaphysics ⓘ philosophy of life ⓘ philosophy of suffering ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition | pessimism ⓘ |
| proposes |
compassion as an ethical response to universal suffering
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contemplative detachment as a response to suffering ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
On the Vanity of Existence
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On the Wisdom of Life ⓘ Studies in Pessimism ⓘ |
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Über das Leiden der Welt