Studies in Pessimism

Categories: Politics & Social Sciences

A selection of essays by Arthur Schopenhauer, drawn from his Parerga and Paralipomena and translated by T. Bailey Saunders. Pieces on the suffering of the world, the vanity of existence, suicide, immortality, psychology, women, noise and other subjects set out his pessimistic philosophy in accessible form.

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