6/29/2023 0 Comments Schopenhauer on human nature![]() ![]() “This great intensity of will is in itself and directly a constant source of suffering.” Book 4 He fittingly describes this will as a source of pain in the human condition: Because this will has no purpose, it can never be satisfied. Schopenhauer fundamentally characterizes the will as a blind drive, an unfulfilled longing fated to always continue and never be satiated. Today, we will take a brief overview at The World as Will and Idea explore the lofty value Schopenhauer placed on art, and on music specifically list some of the thinkers and artists he has influenced, and conclude with my thoughts on this engaging work of philosophy. For these reasons alone he is remarkable, but even more so are his thoughts on beauty which continue to inspire artists and thinkers alike. He was among the first to provide a moral framework without asserting God as its source, he considered the world fundamentally irrational, and he also was the first to incorporate Eastern (Buddhist) thought into a Western system of philosophy. ![]() Arthur Schopenhauer’s foundational work, The World as Will and Idea, introduced several new concepts to the Western world of philosophy. ![]()
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