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Arthur Schopenhauer
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- Arthur Schopenhauer, whose writings established pessimism as a distinct and important philosophical position, was one of the most influential moral theorists of the nineteenth century. He was born into a wealthy Danzig trading family, and his father intended for him to continue the family business. [Source: Encyclopedia of Political Theory; Schopenhauer, Arthur (1788–1860)]
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https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/Arthur_Schopenhauer
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