19th Century German philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer

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No, Our Generation Isn’t Wiser than that of Our Parents

Posted on March 11, 2026 by

What 19th Century German philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer said at left was, I’m sure, correct in its time, though I seriously doubt that too many people believe this today. When it was proven scientifically in the 1960s that cigarette smoking causes …

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Learning from Schopenhauer

Posted on November 28, 2025 by

craigshields Posted in Sustainability

19th Century German philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer certainly never won the “Mr. Popularity” prize for his dismal perspectives on human life. He’s probably best known for his views that intelligent people can never be happy, and that, in fact, the smarter …

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Tagged with: 19th Century German philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer, intelligent people can never be happy, people who our proud to be Americans because of the accidental fact that they were born here and not Japan or Egypt are not too bright