The key concepts in the philosophy of Arthur Schopenhauer (1788-1860) connect it to Ancient Stoicism and existentialism. John Vespasian passes review to those concepts, which Schopenhauer first outlined in “The world as will and representation,” a book that he published in 1818. Here is the link to the original article: https://johnvespasian.com/schopenhauers-key-concepts/

Schopenhauer's key concepts

JOHN VESPASIAN is the author of sixteen books, including “When everything fails, try this” (2009), “Rationality is the way to happiness” (2009), “The philosophy of builders” (2010), “The 10 principles of rational living” (2012), “Rational living, rational working” (2013), “Consistency: The key to permanent stress relief” (2014), “On becoming unbreakable” (2015), “Thriving in difficult times” (2016), “Causality: Aristotle’s life and ideas” (2024), “Foresight: Schopenhauer’s life and ideas” (2024), and "Constancy: Michel de Montaigne's life and ideas" (2025).

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Schopenhauer's key concepts

Schopenhauer's key concepts