Schopenhauer

[@friedrichschopenhauer2900]

" . . . Since I do not admit that a person without bias exists, I think the best that can be done with a large-scale history is to admit one’s bias and for dissatisfied readers to look for other writers to express an opposite bias. Which bias is nearer to the truth must be left to posterity. " - Russell hated Idealism.

[@paulheinrichdietrich9518]

He was an idealist...

[@frankpontone2139]

@@paulheinrichdietrich9518 You're incorrect and here is why: "In The Problems of Philosophy (1912), Bertrand Russell borrowed from the fields of sociology, psychology, physics, and mathematics to refute the tenets of idealism, the dominant philosophical school of the period, which held that all objects and experiences are the product of the intellect. Russell, a realist, believed that objects perceived by the senses have an inherent reality independent of the mind." Microsoft ® Encarta ® 2009.

[@paulheinrichdietrich9518]

@@frankpontone2139 At that time (Problems of Philosophy, Analysis of Mind/Matter) Russell was a dual aspect monist, read "Materialism, Past and Present". In his final work "My philosophical develoment" Russell admitted that he had no way of refuting Berkeleyan idealism "As far as I'm concerned, Berkeley could be right and the stars I see above could all be in my head".

[@frankpontone2139]

@@paulheinrichdietrich9518 Concerning Berkeley's philosophy: "pishposh, bosh, balderdash, poppycock"

[@paulheinrichdietrich9518]

@@frankpontone2139 Well, that doesn't seem to have been Russell opinion, though.

[@lawrence9506]

He said Schopenhauer went to live in Dresden. He lived in Frankfurt.

[@christopherhallkvist3181]

He lived in Dresden at the age of 27

[@lawrence9506]

@@christopherhallkvist3181He said Schopenhauer settled down to live the life of an old bachelor in Dresden. He settled down to live the life of an old bachelor in Frankfurt. He was in Dresden for a short time he did not settle down there.

[@lawrence9506]

@@christopherhallkvist3181 He said Schopenhauer settled down to live the life of an old bachelor in Dresden. He settled down to live the life of an old bachelor in Frankfurt but he did go to Dresden and many other places in his travels.

[@christopherhallkvist3181]

@@lawrence9506 This is true. I've been to his grave in Frankfurt

[@kaih1831]

12:26 Schopenhauer wrote an Essay "On Suicide" in "Parerga and Paralipomena", in which he clearly states, why suicide is not an option. You can clearly see, whenever someone brings up this Argument, that he hasn't studied Schopenhauer in Detail.

[@paulheinrichdietrich9518]

5:10 It's not that he emphasized different aspects of the critique than those emphasized by Fichte and Hegel, but that he was acquainted with the original edition of the book which is completely different from the second edition which Fichte and Hegel read.

[@bebeezra]

The fact I can clearly hear Bertrand's pomp through the mere narration of his words is almost a compliment to his profound English arrogance, almost.

[@johndeere3702]

russell calling schopenhauer shallow. lol

[@andreashofer6291]

The mystics wouldn`t believe in the evil nature? every sincere thinker with a minimium of realistic view of our predicement recognizes the world as evil and worthless!

[@MrJutaty1]

Gracias.

[@hyperduality2838]

Optimism is dual to pessimism: Duality:- two sides of the same coin. The glass is half full of water -- optimist, the glass is half empty of water -- pessimist, dual perspectives. Noumenal (rational, analytic) is dual to phenomenal (empirical, synthetic) -- Immanuel Kant.

[@LethalBubbles]

I wonder what Schopenhauer would've thought of Christian gnosticism

[@ieBrazil]

Schopenhauer was not a believer of mystism as suggested, nor he appeals to mystics. He just illustrates what hes found philosophically with Indian ideas. Schops was an atheist, by the way!

[@ryuzakikun96]

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