EBOOK Schopenhauer: A Very Short Introduction

Schopenhauer is the most readable of German philosophers. This book gives a        succinct explanation of his metaphysical system, concentrating on the original        aspects of his thought, which inspired many artists and thinkers including        Nietzsche, Wagner, Freud, and Wittgenstein. Schopenhauer's central notion is that of        the will - a blind, irrational force that he uses to interpret both the human mind        and the whole of nature. Seeing human behaviour as that of a natural organism        governedby the will to life, Schopenhauer developed radical insights concerning the        unconscious and sexuality which influenced both psychologists and        philosophers.