The Dark Philosophy of Arthur Schopenhauer
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- Arthur Schopenhauer was a German Philosopher known for his deep philosophical reflections.
For Schopenhauer, the underlying force of reality is the Will (also called will to live or will to life), which is the essence of existence. It is an unconscious and blind desire that restlessly strives for more activity. The will is the tornado that swirls inside of us and throws us from one place to the other, it is the source of our insatiable appetite that results in strife and misery.
But if the world is will, it must be a world of suffering. Each individual bears within himself a disruptive contradiction; the realised desire develops a new desire, and so on endlessly. For Schopenhauer, life is evil because pain is its basic stimulus and reality. Pleasure is merely a negative cessation of pain.
As soon as suffering ceases, we are overcome by boredom, in other words, more suffering. Boredom is nothing other than the sensation of the emptiness of existence.
Schopenhauer’s writing is far from the sterile and academic German of the time, his work is straight-forward, colloquial, concrete, full of metaphors and anecdotes. His philosophy sent him on a quest for tranquility and peace of mind. He offers as alternatives the denial of the will, the wisdom of life through philosophy, aesthetics and ethics.
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⌛ Timestamps
(0:00) Introduction: Arthur Schopenhauer
(7:47) The World as Will and Representation
(15:07) The Will to Reproduce
(16:36) The World as Evil
(22:52) The Denial of the Will
(25:11) Philosophy: The Wisdom of Life
(27:32) Aesthetics
(30:45) Ethics
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Is that a direct quote from Schopenhauer?
Schopenhauer is a Buddha
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I'm from India,
Here it is very difficult to find the volumes of Hegel, Kant, Schopenhauer..
Also it is very difficult to read all work through PDF
What should I do ??
And boredom is not a pleasant experience. You recognise your mortality, time drifting, and don't know what to do with it.
Nothing will make you a pessimist faster than interacting with the legal system.
Bureaucracy is the most dehumanizing thing in the world
follow the law and keep to yourself and its a pretty mundane experience :)
@@crevice5369 Injustice exists for both the guilty and the non guilty, remember there are over 30 men currently in prison for murder that haven’t been let out even after evidence came forward they were not guilty. The same thing happened with the man the FBI pinned the blame on MLKs assassination on, if you don’t believe me there is public documentation of the civil suit Martin Luther Kings family placed against the US government, they won. The US also tested radioactive isotopes on pregnant women(declassified information) aswell as giving syphilis to black inmates without their knowledge to study its effects untreated, not to mention the dozens of manufacturing towns that poisoned their own citizens through negligent disposal of harmful chemicals which the US Government covered up as the companies involved had contracts with them. My point is step on enough toes with the truth and it doesn’t matter if you are a good person or a criminal, you’ll get put in a body bag under mysterious circumstances anyways.
@@ReginaApple007 Kafka
Charles Dickens
"Life is a miserable thing. I have decided to spend mine thinking about it."
-Schopenhauer
apparently was Irvin D. Yalom who said it?!
Wow that's pretty deep
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"Better to cum in the sink than to sink in the cum."
- God
"To marry is to halve one's rights, and double one's duties."
-schopenhauer
Based
Wise words indeed
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To marry without love that is. Germany was a very emotionally cold place for a long time, Psychologist Lloyd Demause devoted his life to working on this stuff...and describing the cruelty towards children that results from such coldness
@@averayugen8462 Well when my mother and father got married they apparently loved each and the horrors that resulted from that union was barbaric towards a certain person. People have some strange notions over this thing we call love
"Since love is a deception practiced by nature,
marriage is the attrition of love and therefore must be disillusioning.
Only a philosopher could be happy in marriage, and philosophers do not marry."
-schopenhauer
Love is no "deception practiced by nature". The "deception" is in his inner wounds which robbed him of true love from or FOR anything.
@Danger Bear maybe you are not prepared to put in the work required to maintain love.
@@averayugen8462 define love
Actually is the devil and not nature that deceives love
@@scarycrow3638 yes thank you
Go define love maybe you're confused about love
Love isn't security and all that pathetic magical stuff ....
love is a state of awareness.... why else the chefs add a extra garnish for passion , for the eye for the appeal ?
To be attractive is to have attention .......but to be attentive attracts attraction
It's not "dark" philosophy it's honest and true philosophy.
Any proponent of any particular school of belief would say the same thing. Given that Philosophy is kind of like thinking as an artform, it's difficult to posit that any one form is true. Just that some feel compatible with our experience while most others don't.
"I'd consider myself a realist, alright? But in philosophical terms, I'm what's called a 'pessimist.'"
"What does that mean?"
"It means I'm bad at parties."
bare bones philosophy if you will… as a representation… yeah
@@Red-Brick-Dream alright, alright, alright
I also can't find Schopenhauer very dark; to me he seems to be a very clear thinker. Especially in "Parerga und Paralipomena" he's actually very funny. Black humor, beautifully worded.
My favorite philosopher, even not agreeing with many of his ideas. He had a very raw vision into pessimistic views, but very realistic by his time standards. Many of his views are still present in our relationships and society. I love his criticism of the academics of his time.
Also not agreeing with his hatred of women. Haven’t gotten into reading him yet. I hope he hates men as much that should make us feel better about it lol
@Rob Vel he doesn't hate women; he just calls out their true nature.
Agreed - many wise ruthlessly honest views on the human condition and animal life. Boredom especially the forgotten painful/negative experience
Schopenhauer ❤️
@@blackpillr9kr428 most men today are conditioned in the female imperative world view and will never be able to understand what you are saying. Schopenhauer raw honesty about female nature and behavior will never be understood by these types of men.
A good introduction to one of the most profound thinkers ever. The World as Will and Representation changed my life, as it has changed many others.
It's pessimism - sort of similar like Budhism (not the type sold today). However both again have serious flaws, and should not be taken as religion. Faith.
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1:40 the importance of being polyglot for social scientist.
11:00 The definition of will by Schooenhaur
15:07 The most evil will of reproduction
25:10 The importance of thinking your self
28:30 The importance of any kids of art.
30:43 The importance of being altruistic.
"Where as history teaches us that at each time something different has been,
philosophy endeavors to assist us to the insight that at all times exactly the same
was, is and will be."
-schopenhauer
I read his book once and got too depressed about life after. So avoided reading any of his works. Perhaps dismissed him too quickly. From your perspective, I've actually found a sense of hope there. I think I'll dust the old books and read them again. Thanks for all your hard work. I love the simple way in which you tackle these philosophers.
what book?
If you know about stoicism then you'll be like "who cares"
What did you expect other than getting depressed. His intent writing it wasnt to lift you up. He was caught in depression and when you read it again nothing changes.
yes @@veiserexab1428
The man who changed my life.
I’d be interested in hearing how
if you cannot perceive the world in your own way, you'll suffer forever until you die. pain and suffering is human, it is apart of life.
@@c1rcu267 that’s exactly true. I tried to convince my sister that but she never want to understand me. Me, when I first battling depression, I wasn’t happy very much. I used to be very nihilistic as if I already lost my self in battle. But after I read Schopenhauer, he made me obsessed with the word “Will” and “Suffering”. Schopenhauer is a very dark philosopher because he didn’t believe in optimism. He had the tool in his hand, the word as his Key instead of using it to go beyond his ego of “the world is a terrible place that’s how it is mindset.” I figured that I can say, the world is a terrible place but at least I can make it work in my own way mindset. Because it is my will. And the will is an energy embedded in our veins and spirit. It can only use through actions by a communion of mind, body, and spirit. If I say I can and I will, then it will be done if I put in the work. I can’t take out the suffering of the world from the people who are ignorant and lazy to their own Will, that makes their life miserable and painful to suffer. That’s how this man changed my life. And I am so happy you brought that up because a lot of people just know that the world is painful but it’s just their way of seeing it and accepting it that also makes them go through a whirlwind of suffering too.
@@shinetah360
Truly well said.
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@@whinda4702 you get a new outlook .
In 1969, when I was 18 years old, I came across a book in German: "Die Welt als Wille und Vorstellung". Though I couldn't wrap my mind around it yet, this voice really got through to me. Schopenhauer's perception of life awakened my intellect and self-awareness up to a point, that not only I learned how to think for myself properly, but also how to put it into words. Language and ideas appeared as being closely connected and interconnected. Through their interactions they procreate and bear fruit. The highest value within the human realm is compassion. The capacity to take the suffering of other humans (and all living beings eventually) at heart. And goodnes is the will to act upon it and reach out. The greatest disaster in our existence would be losing our humanity. Love only can be perfect between imperfect people. At the end of his life, Schopenhauer came to a stunning conclusion: goodness of heart is the greatest, most valuable treasure, it surpasses everything else, even genius! Worshipping intellect leads to self-depravation. Unselfish love and unbiased observation: the pillars of human existence!
And fulfillment never satisfies.
Nothing is so fatal to an ideal as its realisation.
-schopenhauer
when all of your wishes are granted many of your dreams will be destroyed -marilyn manson
Karl Marx should have read some of his work.
The entire point of an idea is to realize it
Reminds me of a quote from Bojack Horseman
“Either you know what you want, and then you don't get what you want. Or you get what you want, and then you don't know what you want."
Dostoevsky notes from understand hits on this perfectly I believe
A fantastic video on Schopenhauer. However, this is still an introduction to him and his entire work. I honestly cannot imagine a more fitting introductory video on Schopenhauer; he is one of (if not) my favorite philosopher. To all the people who watch this video and are interested, please delve deeper into Schopenhauer. Nietzsche nearly worshipped him until he realized that there should be no idols. Look into this mans beautiful thoughts and make sure you understand him. Eternalised, you did an amazing job (as always, your videos are so good; I don't think you can impress me more than you already have) and I hope that you make some videos on him in the future (whether it be near or far).
Yes agreed. Bryan Magee RIP ( philosophy populiser) held his views in high regard. His views on women are not acceptable. But these older philosophers often held views now recognised as wrong. Hume expressed racist views for example.
@@tonyburton419 your description of Magee as a “popularizer” is in error. If you read any of his several anthologies of interviews he conducted with leading academic philosophers you would not be so condescending.
@@sciagurrato1831 The word has a number of meanings, one of which is to make - "increasingly accessible". The book "The Story of Philosophy" is a great starting point for folks wanting an introduction to the subject. Beautifully illustrated and still a great introduction. The UK Newspaper, The Times described Bryan like this - "As a POPULARIZER of Philosophy Bryan Magee is unsurpassed" -1998. "Confessions of a Philosopher", and the British BBC2 series on "The Great Philosophers" in the mid-1970s helped bring the subject into the mainstream of public knowledge. The irony for you - is that your very own words are themselves a fine example of how it is to be - "so condescending". Go and get triggered over something of more importance, I suggest. (Now writing that was such fun...back to reality)
@@tonyburton419 I’m sorry, I mistook you for a serious reader. Obviously you didn’t think much of his books on Richard Wagner Karl Pöpper, his summum opus on Schopenhauer, or any of his other more than 20 books. You especially didn’t like his “Confessions of a Philosopher” (regardless of what the critics said) -- probably because he misspelt “popularizer”.
@@sciagurrato1831 No, l have these book on Popper, & Magee's own biography on Schopenhauer. Writing "lm sorry I thought you were a serious reader" is obviously sarcasm, and listing the other readings of Magee you have done, is an attempt to display how so much more Knowledgable about Bryan than l. You need to prove that you are far superior in having read so much more of Bryan, by listing these titles (of which I am aware). . Now, you need to look at yourself in the mirror and ask "what function did writing this serve". "What am l trying to achieve in this self-to other comparisons in listing all of this material". Superiority,? Recognition and ego pleasure? What l asserted was in essence correct. No further replies from self over such a pedantic issue. Regards.
Pessimism is healthy, to a point. Like most things, the key to everything is in moderation.
Very stoic of you
Very generic
@@whinda4702 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
I love how Arthur Schopenhauer wanted to learn deeply about many different subjects, I feel like it was that which gave him the ability to be so simply direct yet to make such informative analogies to explain his ideas.
Well said. personally speaking, I love how concrete ( and in-turn, relateable) his analogies are. For instance, the hedgehog analogy 😂
My all-time favourite thinker. World As Will And Representation absolutely changed my life.
Can you tell me how it change. Very curious 😊
@@bujuben1020 you get a new outlook ! revisit ones own old ideas with new outlook equals a new universe to explore .
I really love Schopenhauer, he has a very living and interesting writing style.
My favorite philosopher. I discovered his work through True Detective season 1. This whole arm of philosophy is the only thing that really helps me feel understood. It's really difficult to have conversations with "regular people" about such taboo ideas. But, it's the truth, and it can't be unseen.
"Thus as a rule the course of a man's life is such that having been duped by hope,
he dances into the arms of death."
-schopenhauer
Thata deep.
🖤
are you happy with your life? have you ever felt what you would perceive as love? his views are very much outdated, things in the world then were very gloomy and deadly.
@@c1rcu267 Is this some kind of Yoga, spiritual woo woo stuff?
Law of attraction stuff?
@@unknowninfinium4353 I don't do yoga neither am I Buddhist. I am agnostic theistic, It is not my place to say what happens in the afterlife or who is there. Your world is how YOU perceive it, love is the eyes of the beholder. everyone has different views but you have to be open to other peoples. you have to want to be happy to be happy.
the most clear minded philosophy about existence that i have read. like when you listen a song so good that is ridiculous, and you laugh, that happened to me too often reading this man lol. was such a relief seeing finally someone explaining how behind this materialistic "life" (that nowadays looks more like a videogame simulation) and hedonistic societies that have formed, lurks this state of awareness, that with the cesation of all activities during our day to day we are able to experience it, that is tedium. and the coping mechanism to not face that aspect of their lifes in many persons, becomes autodestructive and unhealty actions against them and their enviroment, or the ceaseless desperate search to talk filler futile conversations or activities just to not face one self solitude, leading to uncomfortable situations while you have in mind that you're escaping from something, but you do it anyway because of how could you look in the eyes of "society". such an important topic that needed to be talked and knowed about in the skyrocketing developing of an industrial society with a cientificistic mindset that will lead to what we got now.
Least pretentious philosophical pessimist
He felt compassion was needed..but felt a lot of contempt for the masses of stupid and vulgar people..the depth and breadth of his thought is remarkable...and isolated quotes of his are profound.."Healing sorrow..the panacea of our misery"...is a favorite of mine...
I really resonate with this, I agree with a lot of the things he said. life is really rough and I understand people that just want to move on and stop existing. They just cant handle it any more. Im sure anyone that has had some extremely rough times has thought about it plenty of times, like myself. But its still very sad when people leave us. But I can totally understand why.
Is it sad that they leave us? Or that they leave us behind? Because we’re going there too. It’s fate, I think it’s a good thing, deep down what we all desire is an end, because this is a state where there is nothing to worry about, nothing is wrong, it’s perfection and completion, and we’re blessed to have it as our birthright, death hurts those who are attached to a clearly transient life, we suffer our imaginings of what we desire life to be, not death, the answer is to align with nature.
Today, Eternalised teaches us the joy of living.
I read "On the Vanity and Suffering of Life," and it had a lasting affect on me. Only a fool thinks this is the best of all possible words.
When the optimist asserts that this is the best of all possible worlds, the pessimist shivers in fear that the optimist is right.
Facts.
pessimist die alone. with no full understanding that the world, feelings and emotions are what YOU perceive.
yes, our world could be better. why dwell on something that is likely almost impossible to do? he spent his whole life alone. not loved.
he even believes perfect is a thing, nothing is perfect. therefore it is imperfect.
This is my first time listening to this all the way through from beginning to end, not in bits and pieces. It’s really well done. Thank you for making it and sharing it.
"For only after philosophers tried their hand for thousands of years at merely objective philosophizing
did they discover that, among the many things that make the world so puzzling and precarious,
the first and foremost is that, however immeasurable and massive the world may be,
its existence hangs nevertheless on a single thread; and this thread is the actual consciousness in which it exists.
This condition, with which the existence of the world is irrevocably encumbered,
marks it with the stamp of ideality, in spite of all empirical reality."
-schopenhauer
Thank you for these videos. This is world-class content. Keep being so great.
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Amazingly paced and delivered. The visuals enhance the narration by 10x. Yours is the only idea channel that I don't only listen.
He seems optimistic in the sense he’s releasing his work and hopes people will read and understand it.
😂😂 He knew only few will understand it in billions. but he still tried this suggest he was hopeful about future philosophy students
“All satisfaction, or what is commonly called happiness, is, in reality and essence, negative only... We are not properly conscious of the blessings we actually possess, nor do we prize them, but think of them merely as a matter of course, for they gratify us only negatively, by restraining suffering.”
"Does it not look exactly as if existence were a false step,
whose consequences gradually become more and more obvious?"
-schopenhauer
No.
Yes
We all have experienced those sour moments of pessimism and fatalism, but to endure the flagellations of pain, despair, boredom, depression and one thousand of other evils, would require some self-imposed discipline, sturdiness, mental fortitude, and best of all, a passion for some healthy activity distracting our mind from the awful specters of existence.
Thanks for your great video as always!
Finally, someone I see eye to eye with! Where have you been all my life, Schopenhauer?
Incredible video; informative, articulate, and complete. Thank you!!
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"Schopenhauer was right, wouldn't you say? Life without pain has no meaning. Gentlemen, I wish to give your lives meaning." - One of my favourite fictional threats ever, from Red Dwarf
No, authentic creative self- expression and few, yet close relationships is what gives you meaning. Exactly, what Schopenhauer and probably most people don't have. What remains is emptiness which leads to pain. I guess
@@user-hm5hg9jy2t Schopenhauer might have lacked love, but creative self-expression? He was one of the strongest voices coming from the 19th century
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"Each individual, each human face and each human existence is nothing more than an ephemeral dream of the infinite spirit of nature, of the will to live; It is nothing more than a new fugitive image that is drawn while playing on an infinite page of space and time"
Good video. Schopenhauer is one of the most interesting philosophers I have ever read. A great influence on the part of Cervantes and Pascal is perceived in his writings.
Great introductory video. Thanks for doing this. One thing I did not find here that I think should be mentioned: Schopenhauer's writing can also be hilariously funny. "A book is like a mirror: if an ass looks in, one cannot expect an angel to peer back." That's just one example. I often burst out laughing while reading his masterwork. HIs philosophy changed my life for the better and I am grateful I encountered it at a young age.
I’ve always agree with Schopenhauer, I don’t find him pessimistic, but rather lucid and honest.
same
Lets just change the meaning of Pessimism
and call the other thing Negativism
Excellent piece about my favorite philosopher. Thanks!
Oof. The number of beliefs I thought I'd arrived at independently that are practically verbatim Schopenhauer...
You may have arrived at them independently. It's good to see that another person has come to the same conclusions.
Only a small fraction of people ever set down their thoughts and ideas in any detail, let alone publish them. If a chain of reasoning is sound and resonates with reality in a way that transcends culture it is bound to be discovered independently by many people.
Same
Optimism and pessimism are alike objections. Optimism assumes or attempts to prove that the universe exist to please us, and Pessimism that universe exist displease us.
I think pessimist approach might be more accurate than optimist.
If you don't believe look at the full moon night, though its so beautiful, it makes to feel sad somehow.
The universe does not care for opinons, but for actions.
I never thought of schopenhauer as a pessimist, but a realist. He realises that life is not about happiness, as it is merely a emotion that masks reality, but he also realises life is not pointless and should not be a misery as that is just as much of a mask on reality. Life is about getting to the place you want without breaking your principles, with some despair and some happiness along the way. People who are happy all their life will never get what they really want, the same goes with people who are too despaired and demoralised to try to get what they want.
If everyone was happy with doing nothing spectacular, no one would really be happy and humanity would grind to a halt, if everyone was cripplingly depressed and couldn't do anything the exact same result is true.
Fantastic. As always. Thank you 🙏🏼
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Reading Schopenhauer was a really formative experience for me. I'd recommend to any younger person feeling a bit lost. It will either help or exacerbate your problems.
I was in a dark place. Avoiding every sad and existential thought. I read somewhere, your will to live will come from the dark. I think that is very necessary to see, feel and endure dark times.
Reading these actually calmed my inner storm too, which was always restless to seek more understanding. I don't fully agree to the pessimism of the ideas in seeing the end, but also can't deny it because of reality. I see the meaning of life in the process, not at the end. However, the liberation of the will, is actually really true.
"The Sublime" is one of the rare states to experience when in full control of myself (or just in flow), when drawing out my thoughts onto paper. The feeling is: I'm in reality, but also not there.
Speaking as one that seeks to understand, while navigating the troubles of everyday life.
Never heard of the guy until now but amazing job on the video. It really gave me some peace, thank you!
I find it a bit unfair to call him a pessimist in the same way the people call Buddhism "pessimistic". In addition to acknowledging suffering, both also show a way beyond. That's not pessimism ;D
What way did he show out? As far as I know he pointed to art and philosophy as temporary escapes from the inherent suffering of existence, but the suffering would always remain as fundamental.
@@yeaown8139 He pretty much embraces Buddhism as a way out
@@TheDhammaHub no he didn't
@@yeaown8139 the suffering comes from imagining, taking the meaningless life "seriously" is your source of pain. Philosophy is pursuit of ultimate truth, and the reason he recommends is because its the only way out. Read his books, he talks about "Pain is positive, pleasure is negative".
@@yeaown8139 There is no permanent way out. What we can have is temporary periods of elation.
Most excellent, wonderful explanation of Schopenhauer's philosophy and it's connect to Eastern philosophies!
Amazing! Please keep up your dedicated way of illustrating great ideas and interesting topics with amazing images for the viewer to behold. Very insightful and actually meaningful content as always, thank you!
My favorite philosopher, and I’m an optimist by nature, but I still can’t help but to agree
rip Arthur Schopenhauer, he would of loved everything everywhere all at once.
Pessimism is the ideal Philosophy in this world.
I feel having been a parent good or not so good at times is an important part of our life
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0:05 Among the first thinkers to bring oriental ideas into his philosophy (before 1818). 2:57; 7:59; 17:42 Suffering is the cry of existence itself. 20:05 22:55 27:12
I just want to point out how masterful of a writer Schopenhauer is in my opinion. It's like the highest form of poetry.
The only philosopher that clarify my thoughts.
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Excellent work on this great thinker. I like how gets Buddhist insight and Eastern wisdom and incorporates them into his philosophy.
An acquaintance of mine who I spent considerable time with...told me I didn't want anyone to have hope!...I noticed she was in denial of many things including our friendship....but I never held it against her
Great video 👍
Makes me want to read even more about and from Schopenhauer.
Greatly done video, such a fascinating philosophical approach.
another brilliant production
Thank you so much. You have taught me quite a lot with this video.
I like how you explained everything on this video. thank you
Great video, nicely done!
I very much enjoyed this. Great in-depth video!
This has been a brilliant presentation I was completely wrapped up for a min I think I disappeared that hardly ever happens
This is the best essay on Schopenhauer I’ve seen.
i would like to say that this channel is perfect, simply perfect.
Bravo my man, what a fascinating video that was
"Always to see the Universal in the particular is precisely the fundamental characteristic of genius."
-schopenhauer
Fractals
I recall learning that one explanation for Schopenhauer's increased popularity in his later years was that the widespread disillusion that followed the crushing of the Revolutions of 1848 made Europeans of that time more receptive to his pessimistic philosophy.
Found this video by sheer chance. Stunning, I'm simply dumbfounded. Greetings from Uruguay.
Brillaint Video, thank you so Much! I believe living life with your eyes closed is the dark reality of today and anyone who shines any light in this darkness is only to be praised, Schopenhauer was indeed a bearer of light, its time to wake ourselves up from this dream...
I commend this video not just for its verbal content, but also for juxtaposing it with such well-chosen artwork -- by Munch, Cezanne, Goya, et al.
Great video! I’d really love to see a vid on Jiddu Krishnamurti 😊🙏🏼
If one gives the YT algorithm the correct parameters, you get this. Great work, man! Happy I "found" it.
I think in your videos you do an excellent job distilling the works and ideas of these figures and concepts, presenting them in an engaging and educational way. I'm sure you've encouraged a lot of people to explore and enjoy some quite important material. It gives me joy to see your example.
This is why intelligent people are more likely to be depressed because their minds are able to do more realistic calculations of a potential future, and those calculations include more negative outcomes
Looking for insights and came to the right place. Great video. Obviously I need to look more closely at Schopenhauer.
Thank you so much for this
Thank you for your work!
I appreciate the philosophical pessimism; good job sir.
This Lady was younger then me probably closer to my daughter's age...we had sympathize with each other that she felt but couldn't identify yet I saw aspects of myself in her emotionally in my youth
Thank you for this video! It was very interesting.
Thank you as always brother. Thank you
If people understand at least the last part of this video - Ethics by Schopenhaur and use it on their daily lives.....things could be better and we'd eliminate suffering...I tried to practice that in the real world and was disappointed in that...
I read his epistles and essays when I was younger, owe him a lot of optimism in my life to be honest. He loved the East far much than his West.
The most coherent summary of his works I’ve ever come across.
To me- beautiful writing. Articulate and concise. That said the adage goes “ the world is not as it appears, but as we are”. I find this to be the writing of a courageous , brilliant somewhat depressed human being. His existence is not of many who are either content or joyful, but seemingly one of chronic loneliness.
"Man can do what he wills but he cannot will what he wills." - Schopenhauer
Will or be willed
Nothing comes for free. Only hard work produces results.
thank you for this. at a time in my life this has great significance and poignant to me and how I am trying to prioritise my purpose.
we have no purpose. we all die. that purpose is irrelevant.
increíble, gracias por la traducción. y su buena interpretación