German philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer was born in 1788 and died on September 21, 1860. Although Schopenhauer's work received little attention while he was alive, it had an influence on several fields after his death, including science, literature, and philosophy. Numerous writers and artists have been impacted by his writing on psychology, ethics, and aesthetics. At the age of 88, Arthur Schopenhauer passed away in Paris in 1848. He was born in Danzig, Germany, in 1788 on Heiligegeistgasse. He was the son of Heinrich Floris Schopenhauer (1747-1805) and Johanna Schopenhauer (née Trosiener; 1766-1838), who were both descended from affluent German-Dutch aristocratic families. Arthur was brought to Le Havre in 1797 to live with Grégoire de Blésimaire's family, a business acquaintance of his father's. In 1811-1812, Schopenhauer studied philosophy at the recently established University of Berlin. Schopenhauer periodically mentioned his wish to get married and start a family when he was living in Berlin. He had an on-and-off relationship with Caroline Richter, who had had numerous lovers and a son out of wedlock. After arriving in Frankfurt, he went through a depressive episode and his health deteriorated. He passed away at home, seated on his sofa, on September 21, 1860, from pulmonary-respiratory failure. He passed away at the age of 72, and a Lutheran preacher officiated at his funeral.

General editor's preface; Editorial notes and references; Introduction; Notes on text and translation; Chronology; Bibliography; Parerga and Paralipomena, Volume 2: Sporadic yet systematically ordered thoughts on multifarious topics; 1. On philosophy and its method; 2. On logic and dialectic; 3. Some thoughts concerning the intellect in general and in every respect; 4. Some observations on the antithesis of the thing in itself and the appearance; 5. Some words on pantheism; 6. On philosophy and natural science; 7. On colour theory; 8. On ethics; 9. On jurisprudence and politics; 10. On the doctrine of the indestructibility of our true essence by death; 11. Additional remarks on the doctrine of the nothingness of existence; 12. Additional remarks on the doctrine of the suffering of the world; 13. On suicide; 14. Additional remarks on the doctrine of the affirmation and negation of the will to life; 15. On religion; 16. Some remarks on Sanskrit literature; 17. Some archaeological observations; 18. Some mythological observations; 19. On the metaphysics of the beautiful and aesthetics; 20. On judgment, criticism, approbation and fame; 21. On learning and the learned; 22. Thinking for oneself; 23. On writing and style; 24. On reading and books; 25. On language and words; 26. Psychological remarks; 27. On women; 28. On education; 29. On physiognomy; 30. On noise and sounds; 31. Similes, parables and fables; Some verses; Versions of Schopenhauer's text; Glossary of names; Index.