Schopenhuaer in 90 Minutes, Paul Strathern
Schopenhuaer in 90 Minutes, Paul Strathern
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Schopenhuaer in 90 Minutes

Author: Paul Strathern

Narrator: Robert Whitfield

Unabridged: 1 hr 18 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 06/25/2005


Synopsis

In Schopenhauer in 90 Minutes, Paul Strathern offers a concise, expert account of Schopenhauers life and ideas and explains their influence on mans struggle to understand his existence in the world.

About Paul Strathern

Paul Strathern is a Somerset Maugham Prize-winning novelist and the author of many nonfiction titles, including The Artist, the Philosopher, and the Warrior; Napoleon in Egypt; and Mendeleyev's Dream, which was short-listed for the Aventis Prize. Paul lives in England.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Adil on July 20, 2009

I needed a quick introduction to Schopenhauer but this book gave me more of a chronology of his life and some quotes from him, not much substantive information on his philosophy.......more

Goodreads review by Chris on December 19, 2022

I’m continuing to try to learn a bit more about Schopenhauer, and this was a great, short book. It’s partially about his philosophy of pessimism and cynicism, but it also has quite a bit of biographical information in here as well. Great read if you’re interested in learning about this famous philos......more

Goodreads review by ExtraGravy on October 27, 2022

A brisk walk across the highlights of his life and work. Nice refreshing palette cleanser. Exactly what was promised and what I wanted.......more

Goodreads review by John on July 03, 2024

This short introduction to Schopenhauer’s life and work has many funny turns of phrase. It also has little biographical tidbits omitted from other biographies. These take to form of some quotes from his fight with his mother. Also, I learned in this book that he had an illegitimate son. The introduct......more

Goodreads review by Abdullah on October 24, 2021

Very concise yet informative audio book about schopenhaur.......more