Schopenhauer

American  

[shoh-puhn-hau-er, shoh-puhn-hau-uhr] / ˈʃoʊ pənˌhaʊ ər, ˈʃoʊ pənˌhaʊ ər /

noun

1. Arthur 1788–1860, German philosopher.

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Schopenhauer British  

/ ˈʃoːpənhauər /

noun

1. Arthur (ˈartʊr). 1788–1860, German pessimist philosopher. In his chief work, The World as Will and Idea (1819), he expounded the view that will is the creative primary factor and idea the secondary receptive factor

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Other Word Forms

• Schopenhauerism
  noun
• Schopenhauerian
  adjective

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Example Sentences

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Schopenhauer

Our optimism remains real, but that doesn’t mean we don’t need regular Schopenhauer reality checks.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 3, 2026

And in between big block quotes of Seneca, Socrates, Schopenhauer and many more, that’s exactly what he does, in unsettling bursts.

From New York Times ● Mar. 26, 2023

A favorite passage from “King Lear” appears in “Birthday Candles,” and the name of an onstage goldfish — Atman — comes from the name of a poodle adored by the great German philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 15, 2022

Still, asks Schopenhauer, why should we be afraid of nonexistence since no one is troubled about having been nothing before his or her birth?

From Washington Post ● Jan. 13, 2021

Schopenhauer, Kant, Nietzsche, naturally, I read all of those.

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey

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