Description: "On the Suffering of the world is a collection of Arthur Schopenhauer's later writings, known for their incisive style and dark, pessimistic view of human existance. Refusing the tradition of academic philosophy, Schopenhauer's later writings mark a shift towards a literary style that is antagonistic, resigned, confessional, and filled with all the fragile contours of an intellectual memoir. Here Schopenhauer adopts a cosmic, deep time perspective and poses challenging questions regarding the fate of the human species and the role of suffering in the world"--Back cover.
Review Quotes: A NEW YORK TIMES 'NEW & NOTEWORTHY' BOOK
"Thacker's introductory essay insightfully sketches the biographical and intellectual context of Schopenhauer's distinctly zestful reflections on the vanity of life, the fear of death and humankind's place in the universe."--The Washington Post "Schopenhauer's reputation as the bard of pessimism makes him the perfect philosopher for the Covid era, Thacker argues in his foreword to these aphoristic late essays."
--New York Times