This innovative volume presents an insightful philosophical portrait of the life and work of Arthur Schopenhauer. Focuses on the concept of the sublime as it clarifies Schopenhauer's aesthetic theory, moral theory and asceticismExplores the substantial relationships between Schopenhauer's philosophy and Buddhism, Hinduism, and ChristianityDefends Schopenhauer's position that absolute truth can be known and described as a blindly striving, all-permeating, universal "Will";Examines the influence of Asian philosophy on SchopenhauerDescribes the relationships between Schopenhauer's thought and that of Hegel, Nietzsche, and Wittgenstein.