Nobody Came to His Lecture. 33 Years Later, the World Noticed. (Schopenhauer)

In 1820, Arthur Schopenhauer scheduled his Berlin lecture at the same hour as Hegel, the most influential philosopher in Germany. Only a handful of students came. This is the human story of what happened next: the empty room, more than thirty years of silence, and the unsigned foreign review that finally got people reading him. It is also an honest look at what this story does and does not mean for anyone who has worked for years without being noticed. Key years: 1818–1819: “The World as Will and Representation” is published 1820: Schopenhauer lectures at the University of Berlin, at the same hour as Hegel 1822: He leaves Berlin and travels to Italy 1851: “Parerga and Paralipomena” is published when he is 63 1853: John Oxenford’s “Iconoclasm in German Philosophy” appears in the Westminster Review 1859: A third edition of his major work appears 1860: Schopenhauer dies Have you ever worked on something for years while nobody noticed? Tell me in the comments what you did next. Subscribe for a new philosophy story every week, no fluff. #Schopenhauer #Philosophy #PhilosopherStory