> Nevertheless, [Quietism] was embraced by a thinker who had a significant influence on Beckett’s personal outlook and literary vision: the German philosopher A

> Nevertheless, [Quietism] was embraced by a thinker who had a significant influence on Beckett’s personal outlook and literary vision: the German philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer (1788-1860). anyone who wants to read more about Schopenhauer, it took me a while to start as a non-philosopher so maybe this is useful to some. Schopenhauer assumes one is familiar with not just all his previous work, but also all the thinkers influencing him, as well as Greek, Latin and several European languages (who wouldn't!!?). Despite, this his "Parerga and Paralipomena"[0] provides a very accessible glimpse into his ideas and the person (it has been translated into other languages too). Reading him (oddly) has also made Kant more accessible to me (something I thought I had given up trying to understand). While I don't agree with every single thing Schopenhauer said (he is a raging critic of Hegel & Fichte - probably anyone that he didn't agree with lol) his ideas remain worth looking at. A shame he doesn't get more recognition in the non German speaking world. (maybe some people here into philosophy know why he hasn't gained more traction (especially for Parerga and Paralipomena) [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parerga_and_Paralipomena https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parerga_and_Paralipomena [1] https://archive.org/search.php?query=Parerga%20und%20Paralipomena https://archive.org/search.php?query=Parerga%20und%20Paralip...