In this work, Schopenhauer explains his fundamental idea that at the root of the reality we see around us is a Will that eternally, insatiably seeks to be satisfied. Each human Subject observes the Objects around her from the perspective of that fundamental Will working within each person. The human observer is distracted by the details of life and individual distinctions that obscure this Will; only by penetrating this “principium individuationis” (which is enslaved by the cause-and-effect tyranny of the Principle of Sufficient Reason) can the observer perceive the essential Thing-In-Itself. Art has the power to make us see the Thing-In-Itself, the Platonic Idea freed from the individual particular manifestation of it, thus enabling us to transcend the individual Will and perceive something of true Reality. Perceiving the common Will in all humanity, we are able to come closer to an ego-less love based on that shared essence. Schopenhauer squarely faces the fact that existence is fundamentally suffering, but it would be simplistic to label him (as is so often done) as nothing but a pessimist. His affirmation of Art and Love is a transforming principle, having a powerful influence on writers such as Tolstoy. In the end, he chooses the Way of Negation as the path toward peace; by denying our Will, by silencing the many outbreaks of Will in our lives, we can approach the ultimate peace of annihilation that is the theme of the great Vedic philosophy of India, to which Schopenhauer admits his profound debt. ( Expatriate)
Criticism of the Kantian Philosophy 01Criticism of the Kantian Philosophy 02Criticism of the Kantian Philosophy 03Criticism of the Kantian Philosophy 04Criticism of the Kantian Philosophy 05Criticism of the Kantian Philosophy 06Criticism of the Kantian Philosophy 07Criticism of the Kantian Philosophy 08Criticism of the Kantian Philosophy 09Criticism of the Kantian Philosophy 10Criticism of the Kantian Philosophy 11Criticism of the Kantian Philosophy 12Criticism of the Kantian Philosophy 13Criticism of the Kantian Philosophy 14Criticism of the Kantian Philosophy 15Criticism of the Kantian Philosophy 16Criticism of the Kantian Philosophy 17Criticism of the Kantian Philosophy 18Criticism of the Kantian Philosophy 19Criticism of the Kantian Philosophy 20Criticism of the Kantian Philosophy 21Criticism of the Kantian Philosophy 22Criticism of the Kantian Philosophy 23Criticism of the Kantian Philosophy 24I. The Standpoint of Idealism, Pt. 1I. The Standpoint of Idealism, Pt. 2I. The Standpoint of Idealism, Pt. 3II. The Doctrine of Perception, or Knowledge of UnderstandingIII. On the SensesIV. On Knowledge A Priori, Pt. 1IV. On Knowledge A Priori, Pt. 2IV. On Knowledge A Priori, Pt. 3IV. On Knowledge A Priori, Pt. 4V. On the Irrational IntellectVI. The Doctrine of Abstract or Rational KnowledgeVII. On the Relation of the Concrete Knowledge of Perception to Abstract Knowledge, Pt. 1VII. On the Relation of the Concrete Knowledge of Perception to Abstract Knowledge, Pt. 2VII. On the Relation of the Concrete Knowledge of Perception to Abstract Knowledge, Pt. 3VIII. On the Theory of the Ludicrous, Pt. 1VIII. On the Theory of the Ludicrous, Pt. 2IX. On Logic in GeneralX. On the SyllogismXI. On RhetoricXII. On the Doctrine of ScienceXIII. On the Methods of MathematicsXIV. On the Association of IdeasXV. On the Essential Imperfections of the Intellect, Pt. 1XV. On the Essential Imperfections of the Intellect, Pt. 2XVI. On the Practical Use of Reason & On Stoicism, Pt. 1XVI. On the Practical Use of Reason & On Stoicism, Pt. 2XVII. On Man's Need of Metaphysics, Pt. 1XVII. On Man's Need of Metaphysics, Pt. 2XVII. On Man's Need of Metaphysics, Pt. 3XVII. On Man's Need of Metaphysics, Pt. 4XVIII. On the Possibility of Knowing the Thing In ItselfXIX. On the Primacy of the Will in Self-Consciousness, Pt. 1XIX. On the Primacy of the Will in Self-Consciousness, Pt. 2XIX. On the Primacy of the Will in Self-Consciousness, Pt. 3XIX. On the Primacy of the Will in Self-Consciousness, Pt. 4XIX. On the Primacy of the Will in Self-Consciousness, Pt. 5XIX. On the Primacy of the Will in Self-Consciousness, Pt. 6XX. Objectification of the Will in the Animal Organism, Pt. 1XX. Objectification of the Will in the Animal Organism, Pt. 2XX. Objectification of the Will in the Animal Organism, Pt. 3XX. Objectification of the Will in the Animal Organism, Pt. 4
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