Philosophical Pessimism in the Ideas of Abulala Ma rri and Arthur Schopenhauer

AbulAla M`arri is one of the scholars and literary men of the fourth century who could perpetuate his ideas through literature and poetry. Arthur Schopenhauer the nineteen century philosopher has also benefited much from literature and he himself was one of the greatest masters of the German language prose. What is comparable considering these two intellectuals is their pessimistic philosophical considerations which they have applied although with some differences in theory and practice. These two scholars have similarities and differences but their similarities are much more than their differences.