这是德国著名哲学家叔本华的一本谈论人生的书，就人生如何活法发表自己的看法与意见，属于励志类图书。而叔本华此后一生也基本上再没写过此类书。因此，此书是叔本华很重要的一本书。另外，还附赠了《叔本华论女人》。所有对叔本华比较了解的人都知道叔本华对女人的态度是什么。因此，拥有此书并读它，会更全面地了解叔本华的思想脉络。
THE ESSAYS ON THE WISDOM OF LIFE
INTRODUCTION
CHAPTER I DIVISION OF THE SUBJECT
CHAPTER II PERSONALITY, OR WHAT A MAN IS
CHAPTER III PROPERTY, OR WHAT A MAN HAS
CHAPTER IV POSITION, OR A MAN'S PLACE IN THE ESTIMATION OF OTHER
BONUS:THE ESSAYS ON WOMEN AND OTHER THINGS
ON THE SUFFERINGS OF THE WORLD
THE VANITY OF EXISTENCE
ON SUICIDE
IMMORTALITY: A BIALOGUE
PSYCHOLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS
ON EDUCATION
ON WOMEN
ON NOISE
A FEW PARABLES
