Reviews

�This book� will be the Schopenhauer biography of our time.

An impeccably documented and evenhanded biography of the brilliant, bad-tempered philosopher...Mr. Safranski's book is delightful...with lively social histories of Danzig, Hamburg, Weimar, Dresden and Frankfurt; and lengthy, relevant excursions into the philosophies of Kant, Fichte, Hegel and the Romantics, among others. -- Diane Weber "Washington Times"

Safranski's comprehensive biography of this complex and fascinating man unfolds within a richly detailed portrayal of German literary and intellectual life in the nineteenth century. This lively blend of biography and historical narrative makes it an excellent choice for interested general readers as well as serious students of philosophy. This book is sure to become a standard work on Schopenhauer. -- Raymond Frey "Library Journal"

Safranski's intelligent, informative, and comprehensive biography is the most complete and detailed account of the pained and paradoxical life of Arthur Schopenhauer. This �is a� sensitive, incisive, and in-depth study...Safranski's polished work is a biographer's biography, highly recommended to anyone interested in a stark and edifying vision of human existence and the man whose passionate and paradoxical life contradicted the oriental serenity he prescribed.

[This book] will be the Schopenhauer biography of our time.

lengthy, relevant excursions into the philosophies of Kant, Fichte, Hegel and the Romantics, among others.

This biography by Rü diger Safranski is marvelously full of detail and texture. He is completely at home in that fragmented world of German literary sub-culture.

and historical narrative makes it an excellent choice for interested general readers as well as serious students of philosophy. This book is sure to become a standard work on Schopenhauer.