Contains a brief biography of Schopenhauer, an exposition of his thought, and a critical discussion of the problems to which it gives rise and of its influence on a range of thinkers and artists.

This is a revised and enlarged version of Bryan Magee's widely praised study of Schopenhauer, the most comprehensive book on this great philosopher. It contains a brief biography of Schopenhauer, a systematic exposition of his thought, and a critical discussion of the problems to which it gives rise and its influence on a wide range of thinkers and artists.

Magee's study should however not merely be reviewed but also read; for it is thorough, lucid and wide-ranging...a substantial work.