The World as Will and Representation

Arthur Schopenhauer — a German philosopher, one of the main representatives of philosophical irrationalism, received the nickname philosopher of pessimism due to his sharp judgments. His philosophy and unusual views on human nature, metaphysical analysis of will, aphoristic style of writing have had a huge influence on Z. Freud, F. Nietzsche, A. Einstein, C. Jung, L. Tolstoy, L.X. Borges, and many others. What is the will to live and the representation of the world; why is life a tragedy but in its details resembles a comedy; what gives a person knowledge; how does he get acquainted with surrounding reality through his body and how does he decipher his genius; what is love and why does a woman act as the main culprit of evil… Schopenhauer's texts, which are not easy to understand, become captivating reading thanks to the comments and explanations of the specialist.