Schopenhauer Share definition Flag Arthur Schopenhauer; German philosopher; born February 22, 1788; died September 21, 1860 Schopenhauer dealt believers of freewill a blow by pointing out that, although we can certainly DO what we want, we have no say in WHAT we want. Schopenhauer by yorrick hunt January 24, 2008 Get the Schopenhauer mug.