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PhilosopherPhilosophy1788–1860

Arthur Schopenhauer

A German philosopher, Schopenhauer saw the blind Will as the irrational essence of reality, a source of perpetual suffering, and advocated compassion, art and ascetic renunciation as the only relief, in a pessimism skeptical of all Enlightenment and political optimism.

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Center
Closest Ideology
Kantian Republicanism
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Immanuel Kant
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1788–1860
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Profile across the 12 axes

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  • Distribution of power

    Strong · Unitary
    Federal25%
    Unitary75%

  • Representation

    Leaning · Autocracy
    Democracy35%
    Autocracy65%

  • Civil liberties

    Leaning · Security
    Security65%
    Liberty35%

  • Cultural integration

    Leaning · Assimilation
    Assimilation66.2%
    Multicultural33.8%

  • Conflict resolution

    Strong · Negotiation
    Military force22.5%
    Negotiation77.5%

  • Foreign involvement

    Strong · Non-Intervention
    Non-Intervention72.5%
    Interventionist27.5%

  • Ownership

    Leaning · Private
    Public31.2%
    Private68.8%

  • Economic coordination

    Strong · Markets
    State direction26.2%
    Markets73.8%

  • International trade

    Leaning · Free trade
    Protectionism38.8%
    Free trade61.2%

  • Religion & state

    Strong · Secular
    Secular76.2%
    Religious23.8%

  • Social norms

    Near midpoint
    Progressive46.2%
    Traditionalist53.8%

  • Technology & precaution

    Strong · Ecologist
    Acceleration23.8%
    Ecologist76.2%

What distinguishes Arthur Schopenhauer

Largest median distance

Technology & precaution

This position is 35.6 points from the median of the 449 figure profiles in this collection.

Catalog median 59% AccelerationArthur Schopenhauer 24% Acceleration

This is the largest distance from this collection’s median across the twelve axes. The collection is not a survey of public opinion.

Closest to catalog median

Social norms

This position is 6.2 points from this collection’s median.

Catalog median 40% ProgressiveArthur Schopenhauer 46% Progressive

This is the smallest median distance across the twelve axes; it does not establish a historical or political consensus.