Arthur Schopenhauer ( 1788 - 1860) was a German philosopher best known for his book, The World as Will and Representation, in which he claimed that our world is driven by a continually dissatisfied will, continually seeking satisfaction. In this book: The World As Will And Idea (Vol. 2 and Vol. 3), Translated by R. B. Haldane, M.A. (Translated by T. Bailey Saunders): First Half. The Doctrine Of The Idea Of Perception. (To - of the First Volume.) Second Half. The Doctrine of the Abstract Idea, or Thinking. First Half. The Doctrine Of The Idea Of Perception. (To - of the First Volume.) The Art of Controversy"