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| Author | Rüdiger Safranski |
|---|---|
| Original title | Schopenhauer und die wilden Jahre der Philosophie |
| Translator | Ewald Osers |
| Language | German |
| Subject | Arthur Schopenhauer |
| Genre | biography |
| Publisher | Carl Hanser Verlag |
Publication date | 1987 |
| Publication place | Germany |
Published in English | 1991 |
| Pages | 556 |
| ISBN | 9783446144903 |
Schopenhauer and the Wild Years of Philosophy (German:Schopenhauer und die wilden Jahre der Philosophie. Eine Biographie) is a 1987 book by the German writerRüdiger Safranski. It is a biography about the philosopherArthur Schopenhauer.[1][2]
In theJournal of the History of Philosophy, James Snow and Dale E. Snow wrote that Safranski manages to portray Schopenhauer's brusque and hostile character, as well as the suffering and insecurities his behaviour concealed. The critics wrote that the book is at its best when it describes scenes from Schopenhauer's life, but is too sweeping when it portrays his intellectual milieu, and commits outright errors by omitting subjects such as thepantheism controversy and the impacts ofBaruch Spinoza,Friedrich Heinrich Jacobi andGottlob Ernst Schulze. Snow and Snow compared the book unfavourably toArthur Hübscher [de]'s Schopenhauer biographyThinker Against the Tide.[3]