The Essays of Schopenhauer: E-book

A selection from Parerga and Paralipomena

Screenshot from essaysofschopenhauer.com

From essaysofschopenhauer.com:

This website presents six essay extracts from Schopenhauer's last work entitled 'Parerga and Paralipomena', a collection of philosophical reflections first published in 1851. A further eighteen essays are available in both paperback and e-book formats at a small cost. This unique and comprehensive curation is a must have for anyone interested in learning more about Schopenhauer's ideas and literary style.

Schopenhauer's depth of insight into the human condition influenced a long list of famous thinkers including Friedrich Nietzsche, Richard Wagner, Ludwig Wittgenstein, Albert Einstein, Sigmund Freud, Otto Rank, Carl Jung, Joseph Campbell, Leo Tolstoy, Thomas Mann, Jorge Luis Borges, Thomas Hardy and Charles Darwin to name just a few. [Read More]

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• Homes of German Philosophers
• A Day in the Life of Arthur Schopenhauer
• Beckett and Schopenhauer
• Samuel Beckett and Quietism

Woody Allen Interview, 1979

Woody Allen interviewed by a French journalist in his New York apartment

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• Woody Allen: Films Outside New York
• Woody Allen's Favourite Books

David Cronenberg on A Dangerous Method

Steve Rose talks to the Canadian filmmaker

David Cronenberg

In an interview posted on The Guardian website, Steve Rose talks to David Cronenberg about Sigmund Freud, psychoanalysis, and the filmmaker's often disturbing choice of subject matter. [Read More]

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• David Cronenberg on J. G. Ballard
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