If you found this video helpful, please like & subscribe. It helps out the channel a great deal. Thank you for watching! There's more Schopenhauer coming.
Could you enlighten me Mr. Weltegeist (world spirit) on what book or books of his writing you relied on for the creation of this video as I am really intrigued in reading them and then enjoying the video again with a far greater context.
You didn't explain how Schopenhauer can say that we're acquainted with the the knowledge of our noumenal self, given that you said that it only *appears* to us that our body is also a will, and not only a representation. That's why Kant said that the inner sense is as much a sense as the outer one, and therefore has knowledge only of how its noumenal self appears to itself, but not of what it itself is.
You can not imagine my excitement when I saw what I thought would be "yet another 5 minute video on philosophy" and realized that it was actually 45 minutes long. This is the content I've been craving for so long, thank you
Representation of the world Is a reality producing intuition of will in itself, action, while this is really simply a small critique and rejection of kant and his system of transcdental philosophy which I am reading now. You could say that.
Perfect length vid, don’t be disheartened with fewer views! I think there is a lane for long form form philosophy content on YT, you’re great at it too! Keep up the great work :) Excited for part 2 of beyond good and evil
Teaching is even more difficult than learning because what teaching calls for is this: 1. Encouragement 2. Inspiration Because genuine interest cannot be forced. Not forcing is Wu wei.
00:00 Introduction to The World as Will and Representation 05:26 Part Two: The Narrow Door 12:13 Part Three: The Will in Nature 15:26 Will to Life 19:31 Part Four: Ethics 21:00 First Path: Compassion 23:53 Second Path: Denial of the Will 30:32 Part Five: Aesthetics 33:09 Platonic Idea 36:33 The Sublime 39:08 Music 43:21 Conclusion
Wow I love that you mentioned that Schopenhauer expressed these thoughts on the will to live 40 years prior to Dawrins Origin of Species. That's crazy but super interesting.
Once I read Schopenhauer's suffering of the world essays. I realized how the hell this man was the master of intelligence. Every sentence he wrote sounds as he speaks out of me. He knew things, languages, sciences, facts that hadn't been discovered yet. He was a fucking greatest thinker and philosopher of all time.
I also love arther but may be others are also great. For ex With the translation of the Upanishads in the early 19th century they also started to attract attention from a Western audience. German philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer was deeply impressed by the Upanishads and called it "the most profitable and elevating reading which... is possible in the world".[
@@DhruvPatel-zg1zs it is to be noted that Schopenhauer developed most of his ideas in the world as will and representation, which was written when he was in his 20s and he had not read any eastern philosophy at that point.
Very good overview of Schopenhauer's metaphysics, ethics, and aesthetics. Many thanks for sending some light on a not well understood philosophy. You may want to read Bernardo Kastrup's book Decoding Schopenhauer for an excellent review of Schopenhauer's philosophy
The stuff about music really hits home for me. When i began to fall in love with classical music i had this feeling like there was something bigger than myself and that this music was a manifestation of that and that's what led to my interest in philosophy. Music really can be transcendent
I "discovered" classical music, specifically Wagner, almost sixty years ago. Since then I have listened to many classical compositions as well as some of more modern origin, Samuel Barber etc. The one word to describe the character of music is indeed the word transcendent. I remember early on thinking that Prelude to Tristan and Isolde was "other worldly" and took me on a trip to another dimension. I still experience that today with many composers works. At some point I began to refer to these "sounds" as the music of God( substitute C reator, Great Spirit, Brahman). Arthur Schopenhauer is "the icing on the cake" of my spiritual journey to learn my true identity. The journey continues.
Just wanted to say that I appreciate your clarity and structure to the presentation. The audio quality is always first-rate, too. You produce some of the very best refresher/intro material on these subjects.
Experiencing a great amount of loneliness and depression, longing for a good conversation between two hearts who understand each other, I came across this video, and realized I am not as alone as I felt hour ago )))
A simple test of the claim that Pleasure outweighs pain in this world is to compare the feelings of the animal that is devouring another animal To those feelings of the animal that is being devoured.
Danke sehr. Ich habe so viele Videos auf YT geguckt, aber keins konnte Schopenhauer wirklich plausibel erklären. Diese Übersicht hilft mir wirklich. Vielleicht schaffe ich es sogar, das Hauptwerk jetzt zu lesen.
only 10 minutes in and im amazed at how concise and articulate this video essay is. Each point flows with the next and the animations help focus on the discussion. thank you for this
Schopenhauer discovers Tao & seeing that it is strange, mysterious & though it is an undifferentiated one yet is the source of the ten thousand things. I know not what it is; i call it Will.😉 The last sentence was an attempt to paraphrase the opening of the Tao de Ching😄 It's interesting toseee that his views parallel what Buddhist & taoist folks observed & concluded too. Thanks for your excellent video, sir.👍🙏
Many thanks, this is really excellent. Also appreciate the low key visuals. Some presenters want to have objects and sounds flying across the screen which is beyond distracting, it is just annoying.
This is one of the best videos I've ever seen! Thanks for dissecting the genius of Schopenhauer! I'm sitting perfectly still and have been moved immensely towards the truth of existence!
Be still and das whole universe will surrender. Be still and know that I am god. God is a dreamer and when he speaks He speaks in such a low voice that no one could ever understand- Except for silent. De only god is silent.
Thank you very much for this clear and interesting presentation..I subscribed.I finally understood some of the more subtle distinctions between will and representation in Schopenhauer's work which I admit eluded me when I read his work. The truth is that I had to listen to certain parts more than once and felt a little like Otto in a A Fish Called Wanda...but it is dense and challenging material. I do however read Nietzsche with the book turned the right way up ;)
My Dear Sir: Thank you so much for this and many other videos you have produced. I'm a big fan of Nietzsche so therefore the topic of Schopenaur inevitably comes up. This video nails it. For years I've heard the term " will and representation " without truly understanding it's meaning. Not anymore. And yes I will be reading his books now like I've done with Nietzsche. Outstanding my good man. At 64 being reaquainted with philosophy has given me an immense joy I thought never possible.
What an essay! I think I have read the thesis for this life. Schopenhauer is heavily inspired by Vedanta I feel. But the sheer clarity and the closeness to my time of being makes him the truly significant person to bring this knowledge to us. I have understood the similarity between ascetic Christians and Brahmins of India in terms of their dedication to a simpler way of life, keeping knowledge over emotions in every interaction and a quest to overcome even reason and move toward the wholeness of nothing. Everything as Schopenhauer says here. Thank you
I really liked the video (well, the other separated videos). The narration and the side comments were perfect. I have never read Schopenhauer before, and it really really make my day learning about this author, so thanks to you! Keep this kind of videos please, they are are amazing :)
He is a man of extraordinary self awareness from an intellectual understanding. I got lost when he began to focus on his interpretation. The first 5 mins of the message were the the most important and forgotten.
This is absolutely moving and beautifully explained. Could one person be experiencing the sublime experience by simply looking at another individual of say extraordinary beauty?
For those who liked this philosophy, Do check out the profound Indian philosophy of Vedanta (Lectures by Swami Sarvapriyanada on youtube) that has evolved over thousands of years and form the foundations of some parts of Buddhism and Hinduism
Totally Hindu, Schopenhauer was living in India, the world as the expresion of the will of the being. As the Dream of Brahma basically. Pshysics are getting there. 2D / 3D + 1 ADS holografic universe. Waves creating a holografic ilusion, that is the definition of a dream created by brain waves.
"For a brief moment, enjoy a higher state of Being". (says S.) Tha'ts the goal called "Enlightenment" in Buddhism. But contrary to S., (as part of his treatise on Asceticism), becoming a monk isn't necessary, since the Buddhists and Hindus have methods of tapping into and merging with "The One", suitable for householders.. He's partially right on music. The Buddhists and Hindus have developed specific sounds or mantras for merging into the One. Such mantras are in the Rig Veda, such as "Mahamritunjaya mantra - Sacred Sounds Choir". Listen to it for a few min per day for at least two weeks, and you will eventually transcend the realm of thought, entering into what S. calls the "Sublime" state. S's metaphysics isn't new by any means. (Plato, Plotinus, Shankara, etc.).
To my understanding, it is indeed platonic in that because everything in existence that can be perceived through the subject-object partition MUST have one or both of the Representation and Will qualities for it to project itself as a distinctive creation apart from The Eternal Will. The optimal ratios, patterns and cadence of a particular rhythm which is then translated into a fully functioning sequential piece of music are attributed to the representation half as a natural consequence of the nature of the music itself being an arrangement. For example, you can listen to a singular note and think of it as a perfect sound, which it most certainly is, but a single note does not a soundtrack make. It is in the praxis of understanding the harmonies of all of the different musical notes that exist and being able to organize them that Representation itself is manifested. In other words, it is the human positive interference of organization that is the Representation since it is predicated on the understanding of the aforementioned knowledge of music arrangement. Music in and of itself has no representation because it is abstract and intangible in the truest sense of the word.
Thank you for the very cogent presentation of Schopenhauer's ideas. I was reading Nietzche's "The Birth of Tragedy," and desperatetly needed some orientation (given how much he depends on Schopenhauer).
Regarding asceticism isn't the rejection of the Will just a more subtle form of the Will? If I want to give up desires isn't that merely a desire to be desireless? I have given up base and animalistic desires and replaced them with so-called higher spiritual desires.
In adopting a purely ascetic view we still remain trapped in the realm of sensuality - both craving for sensual pleasure and aversion to sensuality means we are still pressured by it and remain confined by it. I think this is why the Buddha presented his teachings as 'The Middle Way' (although with an ascetic bent, no doubt). Also see for example the story of the Buddha's refusal of his cousin/fellow monk Devadatta's request to make certain ascetic practices mandatory for his students. The Buddha is said to have remarked that those who felt inclined to follow the ascetic practices should do so but it should not be made mandatory as what may promote selflessness in one mind can incite pride in another. As the story goes this leads to Devadatta forming a schism in the order of monks as he began to see himself as more worthy than the Buddha to lead the order due to his pride in adopting the more ascetic extremes.
Schopenhauer addresses this. First, the universal Will and the individual will-to-life can be distinguished. The latter is a manifestation of the former. The former is also the ground of all being and therefore inescapable. The rejection is of the individual will-to-life, and yes, you are correct that it never happens without the universal Will deeming it so. Rejection of one's own will-to-life is another manifestation of the Will.
More temerity: When you summarized that for Schopenhauer, music is outside representation, I immediately thought of Beethoven and how he would go for long walks where from he would be able to generate his musical ideas. Beethoven would conjure the sound of birdsong in at least one of his compositions. Another example outside of a natural forest, he would evoke (soldier’s) marching. Overall, he represented human feeling. I was glad to hear Beethoven as you finished the video.
Wonderful work. A excellent clarification of both valid and constable points of him. Most of his ideias in this book still today serve as strong basis for modern philosophical pessimism.
"The world is not a piece of machinery and animals are not manufactured for our use. Such views should be left to synagogues and philosophical lecture-rooms, which in essence are not so very different." - Arthur Schopenhauer
Why is it that we only have the two options of 1.) Only humans having both will and representation. and 2.) Everything having both will and representation. ? Why can't it be that only some things have both will and representation (for example only those that we have grounds for assuming are conscious)? Edit: I mean 8:53 for example
Brilliant video, I devoured it like all your content so far. I can"t help but to wonder how Dennett replies to Schopenhauer. In "From Bacteria to Bach and Back" Dennett talks about "Cartesian Gravity" that clouds the perspektive of many a philosopher when contemplating the duality of mind and matter. I guess, Dennett knows how to make sense of matter/"representation" and sees human will (along with consciousness and life) as features of physical matter. I am currently reading From Bacteria to Bach and back once more in order to understand, whether or Dennett actually has an answer on this one question: Why do I feel me and no-one else? This question leads Schopenhauer to the initial crossroads and - ruling out "theoretical egoism" to his philosophy of a will without multiplicity and so one. Dennett's answer are all about the theory of evolution: At some point it benefits an organism to develop a sense of "it" versus its environment and thus identification is yet another feature of human matter ultimately. Of course, human evolution is a man-made concept and to me the question remains.
If you found this video helpful, please like & subscribe. It helps out the channel a great deal. Thank you for watching! There's more Schopenhauer coming.
Happiness always lies in das future or in das past.
Now is das time because de time is right now,
At this very moment.
Could you enlighten me Mr. Weltegeist (world spirit) on what book or books of his writing you relied on for the creation of this video as I am really intrigued in reading them and then enjoying the video again with a far greater context.
You didn't explain how Schopenhauer can say that we're acquainted with the the knowledge of our noumenal self, given that you said that it only *appears* to us that our body is also a will, and not only a representation. That's why Kant said that the inner sense is as much a sense as the outer one, and therefore has knowledge only of how its noumenal self appears to itself, but not of what it itself is.
great and interesting video! what is Schopenhauer's epistemology exactly? does he have any? If yes, have you made a video about it?
Exellent.
You can not imagine my excitement when I saw what I thought would be "yet another 5 minute video on philosophy" and realized that it was actually 45 minutes long. This is the content I've been craving for so long, thank you
Haha thank you for the comment and the support. Always nice to read comments like these
@@WeltgeistYT Thank you for making videos like this! Honestly, I really appreciate it
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How about actually reading the content of the philosopher
An excellent introduction to the sublime philosophy of Arthur Schopenhauer.
Thank you!
Let us take a step back for a moment here because it is important to understand Arthur Schopenhauer ideas and their representations clearly.
Representation of the world Is a reality producing intuition of will in itself, action, while this is really simply a small critique and rejection of kant and his system of transcdental philosophy which I am reading now. You could say that.
One of the more sophisticated presentation of Schopenhauer’s work.
Thank you
Poor Arthur does not know martial art;
I am not a copy of my will
Nor its representation:
I am das will to master congfu,
Schopenhauer.
Perfect length vid, don’t be disheartened with fewer views! I think there is a lane for long form form philosophy content on YT, you’re great at it too! Keep up the great work :)
Excited for part 2 of beyond good and evil
Thank you. Very encouraging to hear.
Teaching is even more difficult than learning because what teaching calls for is this:
1. Encouragement
2. Inspiration
Because genuine interest cannot be forced.
Not forcing is Wu wei.
@@WeltgeistYT for sure, and don't ever take down this video. Is a gem.
You gave the world the absolute best summarisation of Schopenhauer available online
Much appreciated
00:00 Introduction to The World as Will and Representation
05:26 Part Two: The Narrow Door
12:13 Part Three: The Will in Nature
15:26 Will to Life
19:31 Part Four: Ethics
21:00 First Path: Compassion
23:53 Second Path: Denial of the Will
30:32 Part Five: Aesthetics
33:09 Platonic Idea
36:33 The Sublime
39:08 Music
43:21 Conclusion
My hero ❤
Thank you for having Mitleid with us :)
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I have loved Schopenhauer for more than 30 years . Ever since I stumbled on his essays.
Let us start by being kind to our fellow humans, plants and animals;
That is how mr Schopenhauer wants us.
His "Essay on Women" will be banned if some future Disinformation czarina finds out about it.
Wow I love that you mentioned that Schopenhauer expressed these thoughts on the will to live 40 years prior to Dawrins Origin of Species. That's crazy but super interesting.
Darwin was a fraud put up by the British elite as an attack on the Legos of God.
Yes! Fascinating, and Darwin was big on philosophy, I wonder if Darwin read Schopenhauer…
Yes he did and was greatly influenced by him.
Once I read Schopenhauer's suffering of the world essays. I realized how the hell this man was the master of intelligence. Every sentence he wrote sounds as he speaks out of me. He knew things, languages, sciences, facts that hadn't been discovered yet. He was a fucking greatest thinker and philosopher of all time.
Truly
I also love arther but may be others are also great. For ex With the translation of the Upanishads in the early 19th century they also started to attract attention from a Western audience. German philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer was deeply impressed by the Upanishads and called it "the most profitable and elevating reading which... is possible in the world".[
Truly something that has been forgotten in time. WHY DO I KNOW JIM CROW BUT NOT SCHOPENHAUER TILL AFTER PUBLIC EDUCATION?
@@DhruvPatel-zg1zs it is to be noted that Schopenhauer developed most of his ideas in the world as will and representation, which was written when he was in his 20s and he had not read any eastern philosophy at that point.
@@pwnbck5794 I was replying to the comment which is saying arther was first to describe blind will or will to life.
Very good overview of Schopenhauer's metaphysics, ethics, and aesthetics. Many thanks for sending some light on a not well understood philosophy. You may want to read Bernardo Kastrup's book Decoding Schopenhauer for an excellent review of Schopenhauer's philosophy
Thank you. I’ve heard about the book but haven’t checked it out yet. What did you think of it?
The stuff about music really hits home for me. When i began to fall in love with classical music i had this feeling like there was something bigger than myself and that this music was a manifestation of that and that's what led to my interest in philosophy. Music really can be transcendent
I "discovered" classical music, specifically Wagner, almost sixty years ago. Since then I have
listened to many classical compositions as well as some of more modern origin, Samuel Barber etc. The one word to describe the character of music is indeed the word transcendent. I remember early on thinking that Prelude to Tristan and Isolde was "other worldly" and took me on a trip to another dimension. I still experience that today with many composers works. At some point I began to refer to these "sounds" as the music of God( substitute C
reator, Great Spirit, Brahman). Arthur Schopenhauer is "the icing on the cake" of my spiritual journey to learn my true identity. The journey continues.
@@lynnfisher3037quite fitting that Scriabin had a thing with the idea of ecstasy, which he tried to capture in his music.
Excellent summary. Done with such apparent effortlessness as to make the whole of Schopenhauer's philosophy simpler than it is.
Brilliant stuff.
Nice to see growth oriented videos. It helps people have depth in their lives.
World Class Content. Truly Amazing ❤️👌🏾
Thank you!
What is beauty ?
Simple is beautiful.
This video is amazing. I love how you did it. You are a true force on RUclips.
Love is das force of creation because without love there is nothing.
Just wanted to say that I appreciate your clarity and structure to the presentation.
The audio quality is always first-rate, too.
You produce some of the very best refresher/intro material on these subjects.
Thank you!
Your choice in art to illustrate each concept is so intelligent, I really admire it.
Experiencing a great amount of loneliness and depression, longing for a good conversation between two hearts who understand each other, I came across this video, and realized I am not as alone as I felt hour ago )))
A simple test of the claim that
Pleasure outweighs pain in this world is to compare the feelings of the animal that is devouring another animal
To those feelings of the animal that is being devoured.
@@satnamocan u put it in a simple way¿
Bravo! Beautifully done! Shopenhauer's master work is a meditation which requires stillness to understand, the reason no doubt many misunderstand.
Thank you
Silence is golden because truth must be realized in silent.
Danke sehr. Ich habe so viele Videos auf YT geguckt, aber keins konnte Schopenhauer wirklich plausibel erklären. Diese Übersicht hilft mir wirklich. Vielleicht schaffe ich es sogar, das Hauptwerk jetzt zu lesen.
Thank you so much for making me discover and dig deeper into Schopenhauer's philosophy, it's having a huge impact on me
only 10 minutes in and im amazed at how concise and articulate this video essay is. Each point flows with the next and the animations help focus on the discussion. thank you for this
Schopenhauer discovers Tao & seeing that it is strange, mysterious & though it is an undifferentiated one yet is the source of the ten thousand things. I know not what it is; i call it Will.😉
The last sentence was an attempt to paraphrase the opening of the Tao de Ching😄
It's interesting toseee that his views parallel what Buddhist & taoist folks observed & concluded too. Thanks for your excellent video, sir.👍🙏
I really like this channel.
the clearest online statement on AS--thanks much!
Just getting started on Schopenhauer philosophy and this video helped a lot. Thanks.
Glad it helped
Many thanks, this is really excellent.
Also appreciate the low key visuals. Some presenters want to have objects and sounds flying across the screen which is beyond distracting, it is just annoying.
This was excellent! Really enjoyed this!
Thank you!
Me too;
I watch it more than once
Because mr Schopenhauer recommended.
Excellent explanation of will and representation and the first time after several attempts in the past that I started to understand it.
Thanks
Great amazing video guys!! Just started Schopenhauer and this helped me a lot, great writing, editing and narration! félicitations les mecs!
It was brilliant especially that last music piece held aside. May be that's the beauty of art. And the hope is will human carry.
Schopenhauer was on to something. I respect all philosophers in history.
Schopenhauer was the greatest Thinker before Nietzsche. Loved reading him
Yes, I never really got Kant but he nicely cleans up the pieces of Kantianism, making more sense.
For me Schoppy>>>Nietzsche
A really good listen ...one to save and re-savour again ..
This is one of the best videos I've ever seen! Thanks for dissecting the genius of Schopenhauer! I'm sitting perfectly still and have been moved immensely towards the truth of existence!
Be still and das whole universe will surrender.
Be still and know that I am god.
God is a dreamer and when he speaks
He speaks in such a low voice that no one could ever understand-
Except for silent.
De only god is silent.
Probably the most important video I watched in the past 5 years or so…
Very simple yet effective explanations of Schopenhauer’s philosophy. Grazie
I watched this when it first came out and it sent me on a Schopenhauer binge.
Fantastic. Thank you for these very clear and absorbing videos on Schopenhauer!
Thank you Daniel
All life longs for happiness.
All life trembles at punishment.
Do not do unto them what I do not wish to be done unto me.
Thank you very much for this clear and interesting presentation..I subscribed.I finally understood some of the more subtle distinctions between will and representation in Schopenhauer's work which I admit eluded me when I read his work. The truth is that I had to listen to certain parts more than once and felt a little like Otto in a A Fish Called Wanda...but it is dense and challenging material. I do however read Nietzsche with the book turned the right way up ;)
This video dwells closely to the platonic idea of perfection 😉
What a compliment! Thank you
My Dear Sir: Thank you so much for this and many other videos you have produced. I'm a big fan of Nietzsche so therefore the topic of Schopenaur inevitably comes up. This video nails it. For years I've heard the term " will and representation " without truly understanding it's meaning. Not anymore. And yes I will be reading his books now like I've done with Nietzsche. Outstanding my good man. At 64 being reaquainted with philosophy has given me an immense joy I thought never possible.
Many thanks!
What an essay! I think I have read the thesis for this life. Schopenhauer is heavily inspired by Vedanta I feel. But the sheer clarity and the closeness to my time of being makes him the truly significant person to bring this knowledge to us. I have understood the similarity between ascetic Christians and Brahmins of India in terms of their dedication to a simpler way of life, keeping knowledge over emotions in every interaction and a quest to overcome even reason and move toward the wholeness of nothing. Everything as Schopenhauer says here. Thank you
Thank you for your amazing video! You are a great video maker!
Thank you, that's nice to hear.
And the blind say social media is a curse. Your channel stands as proof it doesn't have to be
I really liked the video (well, the other separated videos). The narration and the side comments were perfect.
I have never read Schopenhauer before, and it really really make my day learning about this author, so thanks to you!
Keep this kind of videos please, they are are amazing :)
Thank you! That's great to hear.
He is a man of extraordinary self awareness from an intellectual understanding. I got lost when he began to focus on his interpretation. The first 5 mins of the message were the the most important and forgotten.
Thank you for this. I ordered the book, and am really excited to finally read it so this is some good preparation while I wait for it!
Thank you very much for a great video. As someone fairly new to Schopenhauer's thoughts, this was very insightful.
This is absolutely moving and beautifully explained. Could one person be experiencing the sublime experience by simply looking at another individual of say extraordinary beauty?
That’s a bit different… We want to cover it but we’re looking at our options. It’s a touchy subject for RUclips
If it is "extraordinary" beauty, nah..you won't.
But if it is BEAUTY, you will.
Amazing introduction, thank you so much. You've a new follower. 🎉
For those who liked this philosophy, Do check out the profound Indian philosophy of Vedanta (Lectures by Swami Sarvapriyanada on youtube) that has evolved over thousands of years and form the foundations of some parts of Buddhism and Hinduism
Totally Hindu, Schopenhauer was living in India, the world as the expresion of the will of the being. As the Dream of Brahma basically. Pshysics are getting there. 2D / 3D + 1 ADS holografic universe. Waves creating a holografic ilusion, that is the definition of a dream created by brain waves.
@@copeseethedilate Smart girl, dont change, respect here.
@@copeseethedilate saw your preferences, very similar interests, you seem to be a special, clever, authentic person.
Hat off.
Yea this schopenhauer guy sounds really similar to Buddhism
@@tawkinhedz every philosophy is based on buddhism.which is basically common sense.
Well done mate. Clear and beautifully summarised. We need more of this to encourage young people to study philosophy.
"For a brief moment, enjoy a higher state of Being". (says S.) Tha'ts the goal called "Enlightenment" in Buddhism. But contrary to S., (as part of his treatise on Asceticism), becoming a monk isn't necessary, since the Buddhists and Hindus have methods of tapping into and merging with "The One", suitable for householders.. He's partially right on music. The Buddhists and Hindus have developed specific sounds or mantras for merging into the One. Such mantras are in the Rig Veda, such as "Mahamritunjaya mantra - Sacred Sounds Choir". Listen to it for a few min per day for at least two weeks, and you will eventually transcend the realm of thought, entering into what S. calls the "Sublime" state. S's metaphysics isn't new by any means. (Plato, Plotinus, Shankara, etc.).
I hope you make video of leviathan and Machiavelli
Isn't music platonic in a Pythagorean sense? Perfect ratios, patterns, etc. It's highly mathematical, though not merely mathematical.
To my understanding, it is indeed platonic in that because everything in existence that can be perceived through the subject-object partition MUST have one or both of the Representation and Will qualities for it to project itself as a distinctive creation apart from The Eternal Will. The optimal ratios, patterns and cadence of a particular rhythm which is then translated into a fully functioning sequential piece of music are attributed to the representation half as a natural consequence of the nature of the music itself being an arrangement.
For example, you can listen to a singular note and think of it as a perfect sound, which it most certainly is, but a single note does not a soundtrack make. It is in the praxis of understanding the harmonies of all of the different musical notes that exist and being able to organize them that Representation itself is manifested. In other words, it is the human positive interference of organization that is the Representation since it is predicated on the understanding of the aforementioned knowledge of music arrangement. Music in and of itself has no representation because it is abstract and intangible in the truest sense of the word.
Great video! I really enjoyed it!
I tried to read about his philosophy years ago and it was not clicking for me so thanks for making it very understandable and enjoyable as well!
"Where there is a will (Schopenhauer), there is a way (Lao Tsu)."
~George Herbert
Without de Dao
There is no Will!
Thank you for the very cogent presentation of Schopenhauer's ideas. I was reading Nietzche's "The Birth of Tragedy," and desperatetly needed some orientation (given how much he depends on Schopenhauer).
This was lovely and brilliant. Thank you
Appreciate your videos. Could you make a version with Kant ?
Sometime in the future for sure
Bravo! Bravo! What a great video 👍🏿 Thank you for sharing!
That was fantastic. My introduction to this guy’s ideas & philosophy. Gracias!
Glad it helped
Excellent! Perhaps the best attempts to unify western and eastern thought!
This is a clear and thoughtful presentation. Nice work!
Sublime video! Thank you so much❤
Thank you too!
Very good video, I read it a few years ago but a little reminder of the main ideas in a simple and clear way is very useful
Thank you
Really outstanding summary. Bravo!
Regarding asceticism isn't the rejection of the Will just a more subtle form of the Will? If I want to give up desires isn't that merely a desire to be desireless? I have given up base and animalistic desires and replaced them with so-called higher spiritual desires.
I think this is a point Nietzsche makes in his criticism of Schopenhauer
In adopting a purely ascetic view we still remain trapped in the realm of sensuality - both craving for sensual pleasure and aversion to sensuality means we are still pressured by it and remain confined by it. I think this is why the Buddha presented his teachings as 'The Middle Way' (although with an ascetic bent, no doubt). Also see for example the story of the Buddha's refusal of his cousin/fellow monk Devadatta's request to make certain ascetic practices mandatory for his students. The Buddha is said to have remarked that those who felt inclined to follow the ascetic practices should do so but it should not be made mandatory as what may promote selflessness in one mind can incite pride in another. As the story goes this leads to Devadatta forming a schism in the order of monks as he began to see himself as more worthy than the Buddha to lead the order due to his pride in adopting the more ascetic extremes.
Schopenhauer addresses this. First, the universal Will and the individual will-to-life can be distinguished. The latter is a manifestation of the former. The former is also the ground of all being and therefore inescapable.
The rejection is of the individual will-to-life, and yes, you are correct that it never happens without the universal Will deeming it so. Rejection of one's own will-to-life is another manifestation of the Will.
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More temerity: When you summarized that for Schopenhauer, music is outside representation, I immediately thought of Beethoven and how he would go for long walks where from he would be able to generate his musical ideas. Beethoven would conjure the sound of birdsong in at least one of his compositions. Another example outside of a natural forest, he would evoke (soldier’s) marching. Overall, he represented human feeling. I was glad to hear Beethoven as you finished the video.
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Wonderful work. A excellent clarification of both valid and constable points of him. Most of his ideias in this book still today serve as strong basis for modern philosophical pessimism.
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"The world is not a piece of machinery and animals are not manufactured for our use. Such views should be left to synagogues and philosophical lecture-rooms, which in essence are not so very different." - Arthur Schopenhauer
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Why is it that we only have the two options of
1.) Only humans having both will and representation. and
2.) Everything having both will and representation. ? Why can't it be that only some things have both will and representation (for example only those that we have grounds for assuming are conscious)?
Edit: I mean 8:53 for example
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I can"t help but to wonder how Dennett replies to Schopenhauer. In "From Bacteria to Bach and Back" Dennett talks about "Cartesian Gravity" that clouds the perspektive of many a philosopher when contemplating the duality of mind and matter. I guess, Dennett knows how to make sense of matter/"representation" and sees human will (along with consciousness and life) as features of physical matter.
I am currently reading From Bacteria to Bach and back once more in order to understand, whether or Dennett actually has an answer on this one question: Why do I feel me and no-one else? This question leads Schopenhauer to the initial crossroads and - ruling out "theoretical egoism" to his philosophy of a will without multiplicity and so one.
Dennett's answer are all about the theory of evolution: At some point it benefits an organism to develop a sense of "it" versus its environment and thus identification is yet another feature of human matter ultimately. Of course, human evolution is a man-made concept and to me the question remains.
Well done. Great introuduction . You can see how influential he must have been on Darwin.
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