What initiated the dawn of Schopenhauer's fame was a review of his philosophy that appeared in a British journal in 1853, and ever since that time, Schopenhauer drew a readership, one broader than most Western philosophers. He was confident that eventually his work would be recognized, a confidence that enabled him to weather laboring in relative philosophical obscurity for some forty years. Schopenhauer was doggedly determined to persevere in what he considered his mission in life, to reflect on the "ever-disquieting puzzle of existence," to ascertain the meaning of living in a world steeped in suffering and death. So he resolved to spend his life reflecting upon it. By that age, however, he had concluded that life was a troublesome affair. Prior to that decision, he had been studying medicine at the university in Goettingen. Arthur Schopenhauer made the momentous decision to become a philosopher when he was approximately 22 years old.
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