Which preposition to use with schopenhauer
His resignation is at times almost Oriental in its fatalism, and occasionally it suggests Schopenhauer in its mixture of fate and pessimism.
Dr. Gwinner in his Life does not follow the Dutch ancestry on the father's side, but merely states that the great-grandfather of Schopenhauer at the beginning of the eighteenth century rented a farm, the Stuthof, in the neighbourhood of Dantzic.
It seems unnecessary, however, to apply to Schopenhauer for an explanation of whatever validity the theory may possess.
Two Frenchmen, M. Foucher de Careil and M. Challemel Lacour, who visited Schopenhauer during his last days, have given an account of their impressions of the interview, the latter in an article entitled, "Un Bouddhiste Contemporain en Allemagne," which appeared in the Revue des Deux Mondes for March 15th, 1870.
And I have great pleasure in expressing my obligations to my friend Mr. W.G. Collingwood, who has looked over most of my proofs and often given me excellent advice in my effort to turn Schopenhauer into readable English.
Schopenhauer on returning to Berlin did what he could to get the judgment reversed, but unsuccessfully.
The woman lived for twenty years; he inscribed on her death certificate, "Obit anus, obit onus" The idea of marriage seems to have more or less possessed Schopenhauer about this time, but he could not finally determine to take the step.
"Not to my contemporaries," says Schopenhauer with fine conviction in his preface to this edition, "not to my compatriotsto mankind I commit my now completed work, in the confidence that it will not be without value for them, even if this should be late recognised, as is commonly the lot of what is good.
The opposition of Fries is aimed at the method of the constructive philosophers, that of Herbart against their ontological positions, and that of Schopenhauer against their estimate of the value of existence.
[Footnote 2: "D. Strauss, the Confessor and the Author"; "On the Advantage and Disadvantage of History for Life"; "Schopenhauer as an Educator"; "R. Wagner in Bayreuth."
