Studies in Pessimism by Arthur Schopenhauer

This podcast presents an audiobook reading of Arthur Schopenhauer's "Studies in Pessimism," a collection of essays by the 19th-century philosopher. Schopenhauer made major contributions to metaphysics, ethics, and aesthetics, and his ideas about the will influenced later thinkers such as Nietzsche. The work explores his pessimistic worldview, which grows out of his metaphysics and reflects Eastern philosophical influences. Listeners hear his elegant prose and sharp observations on human suffering, desire, and existence, set against the intellectual backdrop of his rivalry with Hegel.