> Arthur Schopenhauer (22 February 1788 – 21 September 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. Influenced by Eastern thought, he maintained that the "truth was recognized by the sages of India"; consequently, his solutions to suffering were similar to those of Vedantic and Buddhist thinkers (i.e. asceticism); his faith in "transcendental ideality" led him to accept atheism and learn from Christian philosophy. > > via [Arthur Schopenhauer - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_Schopenhauer). Looked this up after seeing [one of his quotes](http://alienanomalies.activeboard.com/t40660127/what-is-antarctica-really-hiding/) in somebody's signature on some random forums I landed on while Googling: _"All truth passes through three stages. First, it is ridiculed; Second, it is violently opposed; Third, it is accepted as being self-evident."_