The author argues that "no obtained object of desire can give lasting satisfaction" and that only the absence of happiness may be a true subject of art.
The central concept in this work is irrational, since its actions are groundless, and it transcends space and time, even though worldly manifestations of it are governed by space and time. It does not fulfill the principle of sufficient reason and the only adequate objectification of it is the Platonic Idea, covered in the third book. The author argues that "no obtained object of desire can give lasting satisfaction" and that only the absence of happiness may be a true subject of art. Divided into four books, the last of which discusses the ultimate goal of self-denial, and influenced by the author's interest in the Upanishads, FTP, name this most famous work of Arnold Schopenhauer.
The central concept in this work is irrational, since its actions are groundless, and it transcends space and time, even though worldly manifestations of it are governed by space and time.
The {World as Will and Idea} or The {World as Will and Representation}