Reading SCHOPENHAUER: Where to Start?
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"Where do I start with Schopenhauer?" is a question that comes up a lot. Do you need to read Plato, or Kant? Or even Eastern philosophy? In this video we make a few recommendations.
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If you want to jump into Schopenhauer, there's no need to become a Plato or Kant scholar. Schopenhauer, luckily has a very clear style. Still, we do have some recommendations. Hopefully this video was helpful, thanks a lot for the likes, subscribes and comments! They mean a lot.
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Thank you for this cheat sheet. One of the hardest things for me about learning anything new is HOW to go about learning, where to start, etc lol these steps help so much 💜
@@sempressfi You're welcome!
I've just started getting familiar with his core ideas and wanted to have a deeper understanding of his philosophy but didn't know where to start, This video just couldn't have came in a better time, it is almost like you were listening to my thoughts lol.
Glad to hear it!
Frankly speaking,you should start with Pererga and Paralipimena. The World as Will and Representation is a mamoot and it's about hard metaphysical and epistemological claims. If you read philosophy just because you want to improve your lifestyle, you should read PandP or Studies on Pessimism.
Yes, those are the essays mentioned in the video. Very fun to read too
@@WeltgeistYT Yeah, very cathartic too, I've read the Parerga about a dozen of times. He writes so well. Very ahead of his time.
The book which shows that Schopenhauer was the first psychologist among the philosophers.
Any book recommendation for pessimism?
Would you please do a video advising where to start reading Hegel?
Coming soon
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Great video. I disagree that one doesn't need much of Plato and Kant. Mainly because it should take you no more than three months to read and understand The Republic and Plato's ten most important dialogues and to read and digest the Critique of Pure Reason. Even if the link isn't very strong, it is an extremely valueable investment of time and it gives you an insight of what ideas occupied Schopenhauer's mind while he wrote what he did.
I wish these videos were around when I was reading World as Will and Representation. I have a good understanding of Kant and Plato, but you lay out his ideas so nicely. Well done. I’m currently reading On the Will in Nature and its interesting. Thank you for the videos.
this channel is gold ❤️
Great video as always
Thank you Grace
For TheWaWaR Schopenhauer also demands to read his doctor dissertation : On the fourfoot principle of Sufficient Reason
We didn't mention it because frankly, you can do well with the WWR without it. But for sure, it can't hurt. I would say, just look up the fourfold root on Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy or even regular Wikipedia...
Your videos are treasure for philosophy lovers. Stay blessed and best wishes for your videos
Thank you so much
You're welcome
Schopenhauer brings the Rascal out in us...lol...he was also truly amazing! Thanks.
Very Good , Thanks !
Thanks!
I love this channel, all the videos are very good. I would say that Kant and Plato should be read for their own sake if you are interested in philosophy. But if the goal is to study Schopenhauer, the main problem would be with Kant, since Plato's dialogues can be read fairly quickly. Plus, these works are largely artistic, they are a pleasure to read. Kant, on the other hand, is more difficult. I think you should concentrate on the Critique of Pure Reason, and specifically all the sections up to the schematism of pure reason (since Schopenhauer's critique is centered on the table of categories, and he fully adopts the transcendental aesthetics). It's not a big deal, and moreover there's an understandable exposition there - Kant's language deteriorates, beginning with schematism. Our beloved Schopenhauer noted this as well. Then you should read the Critique of Practical Reason, which is also quite short. You can also engage Kant's own shorter works, such as "Prolegomena to Any Future Metaphysics".
I lived in an Indian yoga ashram for several years. Schopenhauer fits well with the Vedas.
I agree with you --- specifically, he fits well with the Upanishads, parts of the Bhagavad Gita and parts of the Brahma Sutra
Great channel! Disagree here though… Start with ‘Parerga and Paralipomena’, no doubt! Better yet, try to find a translation of Schopenhauer’s ‘Eudämonologie [Die kunst, glücklich zu sein order]’ (a.k.a “The Art of Being Happy”- Franco Volpi’s edition, it’s available in many languages: “L’art d’etre heureux”, “El arte de ser feliz”, “L’arte de essere felici“) Now THAT’s where you start! If you only read ‘The World as Will and Representation’ you ARE MISSING THE BEST, Schopenhauer’s most mature and wisest works, the ones that made him famous and hugely influential. And also please listen to good Arthur’s advice and DO study the fundamentals of Buddhism (the Four Noble Truths), at least!
Can you do something like this for all philosophy? It can be overwhelming..
How to read Schopenhauer?
Step 1: Just read him
Seriously though, his Essays and Aphorisms served as an introduction to Schopenhauer to me. And then two Fundamental Problems of Ethics. Right now I'm reading WWR for the 2nd time. And I haven't yet touched On the Fourfold Roots of the Principle of Sufficient Reason.
How come every guy who talks about philosophy on CZcams has great voice??
Lol thats true
@@user-nf4qd8wr1u Humorous too! Thanks.
I read the world as will and repressentation when I was around 20, I should re-read it.
Okay my smart young friends, looks like it’s going to be a long winter. Where do I start with Schopenhauer, and I need to know the best translation. Please keep in mind I’m the ADD one.
the answer is with his books dear audience
Can you suggest where to start Plato?
Essays and Aphorisms?
Yes, which is sometimes released with the original title Parerga & Paralipomena
@@WeltgeistYT and sometimes called studies in pessimism
What do you think of "The essential Schopenhauer" edited by Wolfgang Schumacher?
Pls make vidow on plato thoery of forms
Please, tel me how to decode the primary content?
But i want to read kant too
3:25 Upanishads are the part of Hinduism (Sanatana Dharma) NOT Buddhism*
Buddhism grew out of Hinduism. Like Christianity out of Judaism and Christians still refer to the Old Testament. Also, the narrator said Buddhism AND the upanishads
@@Dialogos1989but buddha rejected the concept of self found in upanishad
iam sheldon plato aristotle then schopenhaauer the threegreatestphilosoiphers schopenhauer greater than kant
Dont read before growing up
Don't.
UPNISHADS
Please please please nietzsche nietzsche nietzsche more more more