Weltschmerz: Pessimism in German Philosophy, 1860-1900 by Frederick C. Beiser

Weltschmerz: Pessimism in German Philosophy, 1860-1900

Frederick C. Beiser

320 pages first pub 2016 (editions)

nonfiction history philosophy challenging informative medium-paced
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Weltschmerz is a study of the pessimism that dominated German philosophy in the second half of the nineteenth century. Pessimism was essentially the theory that life is not worth living. This theory was introduced into German philosophy by Schopen...

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