Arthur Schopenhauer
Arthur Schopenhauer was a German philosopher and writer known for his atheistic metaphysical and ethical system. His seminal 1818 work, The World as Will and Representation, characterizes the phenomenal world as the manifestation of an irrational will. Influenced by transcendental idealism, he advocated for the negation of human desires, drawing parallels to Stoic philosophy, Buddhism, and Vedanta to address the limitations of human motivation.
