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Arthur left his mother, and they never met again before she died 24 years later.

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This statement is clearly negated by mentions in the article further on. Can it simply be deleted as an unsubstantiated comment? Robertwhyteus (talk) 03:26, 14 July 2021 (UTC)Reply

I rewrote most of the biography a few years ago and it seems that I mistakenly left that statement from an earlier version. It surely doesn't make sense in this part of the text. I don't really know when was the last time they met or corresponded. You can delete the statement, or maybe try to find some more info and move it to a later paragraph. AugXV (talk) 17:28, 14 July 2021 (UTC)Reply

Stop reverting edits for no reason

Latest comment: 3 years ago1 comment1 person in discussion

Stop reverting the edits on Schopenhauer personality section for it is all based on historical facts and what problem do you have with a colorized picture of him while it is in higher resolution? You best be ashemaed of your itinerant slef whoever the hell you are. 113.203.35.143 (talk) 16:33, 6 January 2023 (UTC)Reply

Portrait

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Who took the portrait picture in 1859? That photograph is outstanding and I want to know who made it. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2A09:8E40:2E2:8800:1:FF:FF:F (talk) 18:43, 10 January 2024 (UTC)Reply

The biography section is over-long, and the ideas section is too short

Latest comment: 1 year ago1 comment1 person in discussion

That's all. Gotta cut down on the biography and expand on the ideas Chick Pea Corea (talk) 18:08, 20 March 2025 (UTC)Reply

Audio link reading Schopenhauer's name

Latest comment: 8 months ago1 comment1 person in discussion

Listening to the audio file sounds quite funny for German ears, as it starts with the dipthong [aʊ], which makes the first name rather sound like German "Autor" (author). Here are two links reading the name on YouTube. The first one https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OVqDUxFB_0Y gives also an anglicised pronunciation. The second one https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fa4LIWTjGx8 is even better (native speaker). Unfortunately I don't have the necessary equipment/software to provide a correct audio file. Jörg222 (talk) 15:34, 24 November 2025 (UTC)Reply

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The result was: rejected, closed by JuniperChill (talk) 16:39, 13 April 2026 (UTC)Reply

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Arthur Schopenhauer

... that the German philosopher, Arthur Schopenhauer (pictured), had many consecutive poodles named "Atman" (Hindu for "True-Self")?

Source: https://www.clappisonvet.com/resources/blog/february-2018/the-pleasures-of-poodles-to-a-pessimist

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Clooz1 (talk) 15:24, 13 April 2026 (UTC).Reply

Sorry, but it's not eligible. The article has not been created or expanded 5x or promoted to Good Article within the past week. Its current prose size is 75888 characters, so a five-times expansion isn't really possible. If you get the article to WP:GA status, you may renominate within a week of that designation. Please see WP:DYK for info about DYK. MANdARAX • XAЯAbИAM 16:30, 13 April 2026 (UTC)Reply

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