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Schopenhauer
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Arthur schopenhauer may be distinctively described as the greatest phiiosophic writer of his century. SO evident is this that he has sometimes been regarded as having more import ance in literature than in philosophy; but this is an error. As a metaphysician he is second to no one since Kant. Others Of his age have sur passed him in system and in comprehensiveness; but no one has had a firmer grasp of the essen tial and fundamental problems of philosophy. On the theory of knowledge, the nature of reality, and the meaning of the beautiful and the good, he has solutions to Offer that are all results of a characteristic and original way of thinking.
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Arthur schopenhauer may be distinctively described as the greatest phiiosophic writer of his century. SO evident is this that he has sometimes been regarded as having more import ance in literature than in philosophy; but this is an error. As a metaphysician he is second to no one since Kant. Others Of his age have sur passed him in system and in comprehensiveness; but no one has had a firmer grasp of the essen tial and fundamental problems of philosophy. On the theory of knowledge, the nature of reality, and the meaning of the beautiful and the good, he has solutions to Offer that are all results of a characteristic and original way of thinking.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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First published January 1, 1909
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July 18, 2024
This is an advanced introduction to the work of Schopenhauer. The reader is expected have already read Schopenhauer in some detail. Also, it would help to have read in Buddhism widely.
Some notable quotes:
“Schopenhauer’s philosophy is in its outcome a doctrine of redemption from sin.” “As he is accustomed to insist, his final ethical doctrine coincides with that of all of the religions that aim, for their adepts or their elect, at deliverance from “this evil world.” Interesting observation if in fact the world is evil, as he says.
“He was a temperamental pessimist, feeling from the first the trouble of existence, and here he finds the deepest motive for the desire to become clear about it. He saw in the world, what we he felt in himself, a vain effort after ever new objects of desire which give no permanent satisfaction; in this view, becoming predominant, determined not indeed all the ideas of his philosophy, but its general complexion as a philosophy of redemption.”
Schopenhauer seemed to think that if in the pursuit and the achievement of our goals we did not find permanence, then they were in fact, not worth pursuing at all. Why think that though? Was he not aware of inertia, and the processes of natural decay and decline? Why think they did not affect him? Do we not have to eat and relieve ourselves every day? And shave and clean ourselves?
And why look on boredom as some kind of metaphysical state that thus condemns all pursuits?
Whittaker observes that seeing the poor of Europe in many of the cities he traveled through with his parents in his youth left him despondent. Yet, Arthur never showed any interest in doing any thing to help, except to argue that others must lift that load.
Some notable quotes:
“Schopenhauer’s philosophy is in its outcome a doctrine of redemption from sin.” “As he is accustomed to insist, his final ethical doctrine coincides with that of all of the religions that aim, for their adepts or their elect, at deliverance from “this evil world.” Interesting observation if in fact the world is evil, as he says.
“He was a temperamental pessimist, feeling from the first the trouble of existence, and here he finds the deepest motive for the desire to become clear about it. He saw in the world, what we he felt in himself, a vain effort after ever new objects of desire which give no permanent satisfaction; in this view, becoming predominant, determined not indeed all the ideas of his philosophy, but its general complexion as a philosophy of redemption.”
Schopenhauer seemed to think that if in the pursuit and the achievement of our goals we did not find permanence, then they were in fact, not worth pursuing at all. Why think that though? Was he not aware of inertia, and the processes of natural decay and decline? Why think they did not affect him? Do we not have to eat and relieve ourselves every day? And shave and clean ourselves?
And why look on boredom as some kind of metaphysical state that thus condemns all pursuits?
Whittaker observes that seeing the poor of Europe in many of the cities he traveled through with his parents in his youth left him despondent. Yet, Arthur never showed any interest in doing any thing to help, except to argue that others must lift that load.
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