叔本华最重要的一些观点性文章集结成册，其中包括“论宗教”“论美学”“论自杀”“论女人”“论世界的苦难”“论伦理学”等重要文章。它们在叔本华的哲学思想中起着极其重要的作用，有的甚至是叔本华思想的基石或源泉。

THE ESSAYS ON THE WISDOM OF LIFE
INTRODUCTION
CHAPTER I DIVISION OF THE SUBJECT
CHAPTER II PERSONALITY, OR WHAT A MAN IS
CHAPTER III PROPERTY, OR WHAT A MAN HAS
CHAPTER IV POSITION, OR A MAN'S PLACE IN THE ESTIMATION OF OTHER
BONUS:THE ESSAYS ON WOMEN AND OTHER THINGS
ON THE SUFFERINGS OF THE WORLD
THE VANITY OF EXISTENCE
ON SUICIDE
IMMORTALITY: A BIALOGUE
PSYCHOLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS
ON EDUCATION
ON WOMEN
ON NOISE
A FEW PARABLES