E. Payne, trans. (1974) Vol. 1, p. 143
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Philosophy of religion … really amounts to … philosophizing on certain favorite assumptions that are not confirmed at all.
— Arthur Schopenhauer
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About Arthur Schopenhauer
Arthur Schopenhauer (22 February 1788 – 21 September 1860) was a German philosopher, most famous for his work The World as Will and Representation (1819).
About Arthur Schopenhauer
Arthur Schopenhauer (22 February 1788 – 21 September 1860) was a German philosopher, most famous for his work The World as Will and Representation (1819).
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