The Schopenhauer Cure
A Novel
Irvin D. Yalom
To my community of older buddies who grace me with their friendship, share life`s
inexorable diminishments and losses, and continue to sustain me with their wisdom and
dedication to the life of the mind: Robert Berger, Murray Bilmes, Martel Bryant, Dagfinn
Føllesdahl, Joseph Frank, Van Harvey, Julius Kaplan, Herbert Kotz, Morton Lieberman,
Walter Sokel, Saul Spiro, and Larry Zaroff.
Contents
1Julius knew the life–and–death homilies as well as…
2«Hello, is this Philip Slate?»
3Union Street was sunny and festive. The clatter of silverware…
41787—The Genius: Stormy Beginning and False Start
5Leaving Philip`s office, Julius felt stunned. He gripped the banister…
6Mom and Pop Schopenhauer—Zu Hause
7At five minutes to seven Julius knocked out the ashes…
8Halcyon Days of Early Childhood
9Julius`s spacious Pacific Heights home was far grander than any…
10The Happiest Years of Arthur`s life
11Philip`s First Meeting
121799—Arthur Learns about Choice and Other Worldly Horrors
13Jerking his head to dislodge the annoying couplet from his…
141807—How Arthur Schopenhauer Almost Became a Merchant
15Pam in India
16Schopenhauer`s Main Woman
17At the start of the next meeting all eyes were…
18Pam in India (2)
19Bonnie opened the next meeting with an apology. «Sorry to…
20Foreshadowings of Pessimism
21At the onset of the following meeting, just as Bonnie…
22Women, Passion, Sex
23Bonnie`s concern about the group proved unfounded: at the next…
24Philip walked for hours after the meeting, past the Palace…
25Porcupines, Genius, and the Misanthropist`s Guide to Human Relationships