Arthur Schopenhauer is a German irrationalist philosopher. The teachings of Schopenhauer, the main provisions of which are set out in the work “The World as Will and Representation” and other works, are often called “pessimistic philosophy.” “The Art of Winning Disputes” is a guide to conducting disputes, written in the 20th century and has not lost its relevance in century XXI. In this work, Schopenhauer sets the goal of winning the argument and gives specific recommendations for its consistent achievement. According to the author, in order to win an argument, you don’t have to be actually right - you just need to use the right techniques. He gives more than 30 so-called tricks. Also included in this edition is the chapter “On independent thinking” from the book “Parerga und Paralipomena”, as well as another chapter of the same book, aphorisms and excerpts from other works of the philosopher, which will allow the reader to join the art put your own thought into a concise, precise and witty form, in which Arthur Schopenhauer had no equal. The book is accompanied by a selection of selected quotes from the work that will help you quickly refresh your memory of the content of the philosophical text. Like other books in the “Great Ideas” series, the book will be simply irreplaceable in the library of students of the humanities, as well as for those who want to get acquainted with key works and ideas of world philosophy and culture.