Arthur Schopenhauer 
Essential Schopenhauer 
Key Selections from The World As Will and Representation and Other Works

We should be grateful to Schopenhauer for managing to express the truth about life so beautifully. Alain De Botton, author of The Consolations of Philosophy Schopenhauers philosophy has had a special attraction for those who wonder about lifes meaning, along with those engaged in music, literature, and the visual arts. Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy The Essential Schopenhauer delivers the first comprehensive English anthology of the seminal philosophers writings. Edited by Wolfgang Schirmacher, president of the International Schopenhauer Association, this indispensible collection affords readers a uniquely accessible gateway into the monolithic thinkers prodigious body of work. Just as the Harper Perennial Basic Writings series renders the work of Heidegger and Nietzsche accessible for English readers, The Essential Schopenhauer gives us unprecedented access to the complex ideas of this profound and influential thinker.