{"product_id":"the-essays-of-arthur-schopenhauer-on-human-nature","title":"The Essays of Arthur Schopenhauer; On Human Nature","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat if reason is not in charge—and desire keeps asking for more than life can give?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn The Essays of Arthur Schopenhauer; On Human Nature, Arthur Schopenhauer turns from heavy theory to the habits of everyday life. He explores desire, character, egoism and suffering through short essays. At their heart is his unsettling claim: a blind, restless force he calls the will drives us more deeply than thought.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSchopenhauer argues that character is fixed from birth, that selfishness dominates ordinary life, and that lasting satisfaction slips away. His picture of life swings between pain and boredom, with compassion a rare counterweight to egoism. Sharp, plain and often sarcastic, his voice invites you to test these dark claims against the people and choices you know.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eInside this book\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDesire before reason\u003c\/strong\u003e – Explore his claim that constant striving, rather than clear thought, lies beneath human action.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe question of character\u003c\/strong\u003e – Consider his unsettling argument that a person's deepest nature remains unchanged throughout life.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSelfishness and rare compassion\u003c\/strong\u003e – Examine a view of ordinary life where each person puts the self at its centre.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBetween pain and boredom\u003c\/strong\u003e – Follow his account of why getting what we want brings no lasting rest.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eA sharp eye for life\u003c\/strong\u003e – Find blunt observations that give you arguments to question, resist and test for yourself.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003ePerfect for readers who enjoy blunt observation, short essays and arguments tested against their own lives, rather than cheerful advice.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOpen the first page now and put Schopenhauer's view of human nature beside your own.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Library of Alexandria Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":59534636450140,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1027\/9442\/8764\/files\/02834_en_ebook-front_c15.jpg?v=1792174989","url":"https:\/\/libraryofalexandria.com\/products\/the-essays-of-arthur-schopenhauer-on-human-nature","provider":"The Library of Alexandria","version":"1.0","type":"link"}