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The book of the outstanding researcher of optimism and pessimism Arthur Schopenhauer includes works devoted to the consideration of his basic concept of "World Will", the characteristics of the negative aspects of human coexistence, the main ideas of ethics and aesthetics, as well as the analysis of the problems of sexual love.The order of works adopted in the publication largely corresponds to the internal structure of Schopenhauer's philosophy, but also takes into account the modern division of the totality of philosophical sciences. In accordance with these considerations, the ontology of the aridity of the world is first given, then the life of people in the world of ideas is characterized with the inclusion in this part of the collection of materials on theoretical and practical ethics and its interpretation by Schopenhauer, and, finally, the concept of art and aesthetics is set out, aimed, according to the philosopher, at preparing mankind for a state close to nirvana.