Schopenhauer said wealth is like seawater: the more you drink, the thirstier you get. Is modern ambition trapping you in a cycle?

In today’s world, people are constantly surrounded by distractions such as phones, social media, office conversations and ...

Philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer, unfortunately, didn’t have much to offer us in his consolations about death, but, more importantly, he succeeded in helping us believe that life was worth living, even ...

Purchase this and other timeless New Criterion essays in our hard-copy reprint series. Nietzsche and Wagner paid similar homage to Schopenhauer. The young Nietzsche, in Schopenhauer as Educator, the ...

“How do you write a book?” Like most authors, I get this question often. Sometimes, I find that the person is asking about overcoming specific obstacles, such as getting started (answer: first spend ...

Life is short and truth works far and lives long: let us speak the truth. ~ Schopenhauer Textbooks of social psychology have chapters on “persuasion” or “attitude change,” but no chapter on how to win ...

German philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer is still remembered for his deep thoughts on human life, individuality and freedom. One of his most widely discussed quotes continues to connect with readers ...

“A man can be himself only so long as he is alone; and if he does not love solitude, he will not love freedom; for it is only when he is alone that he is really free.” German philosopher Arthur ...