Schopenhauerism: Meaning and Definition of

Scho•pen•hau•er•ism

Pronunciation: (shō'pun-hou"u-riz"um), [key]
— n.
  1. the philosophy of Schopenhauer, who taught that only the cessation of desire can solve the problems arising from the universal impulse of the will to live.
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