Schopenhauer: Character is Everything

Schopenhauer: Character is Everything | Counsels & Maxims 29

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@MPK1637 11 ай бұрын

I just caught up with the previous videos and I am glad that you are continueing this series. Your commentary is very helpful.

@ChristopherAnadale 11 ай бұрын

Glad you like the series! I hope to add to it weekly until it's finished.

@boutiquelove5391 4 ай бұрын

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@charlesdarwin4749 2 ай бұрын

This sort of crazy oversharing on the internet is repulsive. Do you ride on public buses naked, as well?

@SarcasticSamurai22 2 ай бұрын

@@charlesdarwin4749I don’t think there is anything overshared. But I see what you are projecting and wish I didn’t know that about you.

@barb2793 6 сағат бұрын

I agree and appreciate your comment.

@dhopeyinyang4103 3 ай бұрын

15:45. This is my biggest weakness. i can't help reacting, and then i make a greater fool of myself than of the wickedness i perceive.

@naturelover1284 2 ай бұрын

I don't react fast enough you need to make friends with someone like that and you can teach each other

@imperfekt7905 2 ай бұрын

I approve (much of) this message! 😄 The issue of paying close attention to behavior during "trifling" moments is the most resonant idea for me. I am skeptical about the authenticity of anyone's behavior when it seems obvious that they are motivated to impress or manipulate someone. It's during the fleeting encounter with the stranger or someone who does not obviously seem to be a source of advantage or threat that I think someone shows their character most truthfully, because they are responding primarily to the person instead of to what the person might represent. Attentive kindness and respect toward those who might seem unremarkable, without any obvious power, beauty or charisma seems to me to be signs of good character.

@Danny-ux1il 11 күн бұрын

Well well put. I am old and on the way out and just now learning a substancial amount about the common herd of people. It is like they have been letting me down all this time and am learning that people do show themselves to be less that the people I expect them to be. But I do appreciate the good in some people when I see it.

@yazanasad7811 3 ай бұрын

People' badness are hidden, obviously it wont be shown like a bad character. They can be excellent at mimeckery and flattery. Also, short time youll get halo effect. (Virtuous people are less selfish and therefore less worldly wise because expect other people to be unselfish). Takes time to learn this Judge people by how they treat the secretary and not the interviewer(when there is nothing at stake) This is why leaders use fear because most people cannot be relied on with like virtues, justice, fairness, etc. Self-interest To forgive and to forget is to throw away deeply bought experience See humans as unalterable minerals, collect what is expected. In civilised countries they deceive one other. In poorer countries they eat one another All war is robbery

@barb2793 6 сағат бұрын

Great comment

@Mr89siR 2 ай бұрын

Very helpful content. I recently got back into a relationship with a woman who i had been no contact with for 2 years. She persued me both times. One month in and she is on the same bullshit that caused the initial breakup 2 years ago. I feel shcopenhauer is speaking directly to me here.

@carenkurdjinian5413 2 ай бұрын

To Learn Literature and Characters - Is Very Much In Need -For Bringing Up A Human Being From Childhood ……🌞

@Natella3312 4 ай бұрын

I was introduced to this channel by AI just today. Love it! Thanks for the way you do it!

@carlahafeman6461 4 ай бұрын

Thank you, these readings help me so much. They are affirmations of so much learned the hard way through my life, but continue to doubt the voice of my intuition.

@blackpeppericecream 2 ай бұрын

This intro music reminds me of some rpg game entering a small village seeking wise counsel. And now that game is call life.

@kuldipsurisViews 4 ай бұрын

Excellent .. I loved ur The way it was narrated I am 1st time came to your channel.. I am a big fan now❤

@BobbiFarren 16 күн бұрын

02:45 Making a judgement on anothers ability based your own abilities or perception.... For a couple decades, I haved called that the "Third Base Coach" syndrome. Picture this: You're the third base coach, a teammate is on second, a very large fellow, and a long fly ball is hit to the outfield. He starts to run towards third base and I'm already waving him home. Why? 'Cause in that split second I estimated running and fielder ball return based on my abilities (fast runner, but shoulder torn in lil league, thus shitty thrower).... Outfielder had a rocket arm. My portly teammate got thrown out and tagged before even reaching third base... Yah, bad call that day.

@SpaceMonkey23101 4 ай бұрын

Thank you - I had no idea that these writings existed. I will definitely track them down. Very interesting stuff.

@Curtis3366 2 ай бұрын

Fantastic. Thank you. Subscription earned! Can't wait to check out your other content. 😊

@carlahafeman6461 4 ай бұрын

Thanks!

@ChristopherAnadale 4 ай бұрын

You're welcome! Glad you like the video & this series. 👍

@polymathable 11 ай бұрын

this is a wonderful series. great vids prof!

@ChristopherAnadale 11 ай бұрын

Glad you like them!

@flowersalem22 4 ай бұрын

Excellent! I’ve been living this 🤣

@truepenman Ай бұрын

The key point is that the average people are always duplicitous and double faced , regarding their own propensity for deceit as a sign of intelligence rather than that of a base character. In fact , the tendency to camouflage oneself under some misleading guise has to do with the survival instinct that both humans and animals share and has nothing to do with a higher type of intelligence or a higher level of consciousness as they tend to argue.Women in general are more capable of deceit than men precisely because of the same survival instinct which becomes stronger when motherhood is involved. The biological function from which that instinct derives is forcing them into that direction , apart from the need to compensate their fragility and weaknesses with cunningness . The weak is always shrewd and more equipped for facing life difficulties than a person of noble character.The lower type of consciousness is generally concentrated more on reproduction and copulation like for example insects in the animal realm .Among some humans we may find the same tendency .This explains why humans with a fine character are so scarce .Eating and copulating are therefore the most cherished activities for 90% of the population with an increased percentage in those areas were the population explodes like Africa , Asia etc , places where the general impression is that the favorite pastime with very few exceptions is gaming or beating the drum, hence the level of education.However , precisely because of the activities of gaming and beating the drum they can succeed in life and survive since those are based upon and can be used for deceit. These are their strengths whereas a noble character is often seen as naive and therefore weak.I can remember in relation to this one relevant line from " Lawrence of Arabia" , a reference that was taken from a very old quotation dictionary by the script writer :"I cannot fiddle but I can make a great state from a little city ."

@ritasjourney Ай бұрын

You might like “the idiot”by dostoevsky

@samibabar 2 ай бұрын

Thankyou so much!

@jo-mang 3 ай бұрын

Good vid. Practical- worth it.

@boscdny 5 ай бұрын

I love the philosophy and the practical nature of it. However, it sounds like character is static from birth to death. Can a person change their character with concerted effort, hopefully for the better? Or is a person's character the same from birth to death? What about learned behavior? Can a person born with a noble character learn bad behavior then realize the error in judgment and return back to the noble character? And vice versa, can a person born with a bad character (which does not sound right in any event), learn to be of noble character? This I wonder ....

@jarinorvanto4301 4 ай бұрын

Psychopath by birth, bastard by choice... The eternal question of nature, nurture and the capacity of will. Propensities, if you like. A genetic frame within which one can move (genotype and phenotype).

@zilord3264 3 ай бұрын

Read Nietzche if you are looking for those answers.

@zilord3264 3 ай бұрын

Read Nietzche if you are looking for those answers.

@marktapley7571 2 ай бұрын

people can change but rarely will unless they are affected by a very life changing event.

@naturelover1284 2 ай бұрын

@@marktapley7571I was taught your personalities formed by the time you're 8 years old

@1billfair 3 ай бұрын

I am so so sorry about your audio problems. The topic and presentation seem excellent. The sound track is impossible to listen to. Cannot hear the speaker clearly.

@elamanecera 3 ай бұрын

🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾

@claudiamanta1943 3 ай бұрын

Which part of ‘do not test me’ was unclear?

@MimiSteel Ай бұрын

Where can I get the book you have

@ChristopherAnadale Ай бұрын

The physical book I have is out of print, but here is a link to buy used copies on Amazon. The ISBN is 9781573920339 if you want to search for it yourself. www.amazon.com/Wisdom-Counsels-Maxims-Great-Philosophy/dp/1573920339/ Publisher site: www.prometheusbooks.com/9781573920339/the-wisdom-of-life-and-counsels-and-maxims/