
Schopenhuaer in 90 Minutes
Author: Paul Strathern
Narrator: Robert Whitfield
Unabridged: 1 hr 18 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc.
Published: 06/25/2005
Categories: Nonfiction, Philosophy, Religious Philosophy

Author: Paul Strathern
Narrator: Robert Whitfield
Unabridged: 1 hr 18 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc.
Published: 06/25/2005
Categories: Nonfiction, Philosophy, Religious Philosophy
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.
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
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
A brisk walk across the highlights of his life and work. Nice refreshing palette cleanser. Exactly what was promised and what I wanted.......more
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