Essays and Aphorisms Arthur Schopenhauer Joe Hisaishi The Idiot is of a

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Essays and Aphorisms Arthur Schopenhauer Joe Hisaishi The Idiot is of aSchopenhauer believed that human action is determined not by reason but by 'will' the blind and irrational desire for physical existence. These writings depict individuals struggling in a Godless world, in which art, morality and self awareness are our only salvation.