Blog: Canine

Drawing of German philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer with a poodle

The Pleasures of Poodles to a Pessimist

Renowned for his pessimism, German philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer (1788-1860) didn’t think very highly of his fellow human beings.  Shunning the company of “the common bipeds” that were his peers he had a loyal fondness for, of all things, poodles.  Increasingly antisocial with age, Schopenhauer believed wholeheartedly that “almost all of...