Arthur Schopenhauer
The Art of Controversy by Arthur Schopenhauer (1896) is a book on our Self-improvement shelf. Saunders's translation of Schopenhauer's eristic dialectics: the stratagems people use to win an argument whether they are right or not, from changing the ground to putting words in the other person's mouth. It suits readers interested in self-improvement, and it is legally free from Project Gutenberg. Licence: Public domain in the USA (check your country).
Download free from Project GutenbergSaunders's translation of Schopenhauer's eristic dialectics: the stratagems people use to win an argument whether they are right or not, from changing the ground to putting words in the other person's mouth. It is a field guide to bad-faith debate rather than another essay on how to live, and the one extra Schopenhauer title that belongs beside Wisdom of Life and the pessimism essays already listed.
The licence listed for this title is: Public domain in the USA (check your country). It is published free of charge by Project Gutenberg, and TopFreeBooks links only to that official source; we do not host the file.
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