Why Study Arthur Schopenhauer with Richard Bell

[@ChiefClickClack2015]

Great stuff! When I read Schopenhauer's "Die Welt als Wille und Vorstellung" (volume 2) - Arthur speaks directly to my spirit, and my deepest questions about life and our experience...with such clear, honest, and unforgettable aphorisms!!

[@paulohyp]

Best thing I’ve ever read: wisdom of life. Pure genius. I was reading it at a time I was rejecting religion: I got really depressed, still am, nevertheless, he speaks truth.

[@miscellaneousstuff8362]

Arthur Schopenhauer street wise great philosopher, this is what makes him special and unique.

[@pjokivuo]

Many thanks for thes series of Schopenhauer By Richard Bell. He has a very deep understanding of the great philosopher. Very intellect and really interesting presentation!

[@serenity748]

This guy said Schopenhauer admired christianity? No, Schopenhauer was open about his atheism, which was very rare in his time, even for philosiphers. around 4:00

[@smm5265]

everything is not so black and white. SChopenhauer is a mystic.

[@paulheinrichdietrich9518]

There is a religious undertone to everything he wrote.

[@aunnaqvi20]

I guess this guy is trying to appropriate Schopenhauer..!!

[@CrazyLinguiniLegs]

Schopenhauer didn’t buy the belief system of Christianity, but he agreed with its ethics of self-denial and the denial of worldliness as an attempt to escape the misery of the blind Will.

[@thevashfan12392]

@@CrazyLinguiniLegs that is true, but I'd argue that's more an appraisal of self-discipline and management of one's own suffering. then again, like many things, these are hugely ambiguous with a suggestion on scope and array which, in this thinking, would allow for perceived "errors" to exist but, lest we forget, there's adjudication within the book dubbed "the art of controversy" where person A thinks their line of thought is correct and any thinking that runs errant or contradictory by person B must be in some way flawed or erroneous. person A's lack of wisdom and willingness to check his own line of thinking leads him to folly of pride in this given scenario. edit: the point of my paragraph is to say. that all assumptions are, on a technical level, plausible in their own right based on perception and comprehension.

[@shoo1810]

Like anyone, Arthur's upbringing an the the culture he was exposed to had great influence in his outlook. Society made him. We are fortunate documented and shared his inquisitive timeless (and very useful) perspectives with the world.

[@danielhopkins296]

This guy fails to mention Schoppy thought Christianity was an offshoot of Buddjism

[@lawrence9506]

Schopenhauer had a comparatively wonderful human life. He was wealthy and did what he wanted.

[@richardbell5791]

There will two further videos to explore theological implications.

[@richardbell5791]

***** No problem. We are going to rename this video to make it clear it is just the introductory one.

[@zenith50000]

Very well put. Thank you for sharing this introduction.

[@acousticmotorbike2118]

I'm really interested in your connection between Schopenhauer and Paul.

[@authorwaqas5232]

This video and information is pure gold

[@mikexhotmail]

Schopenhauer's stuff should be taught as math or physic.

[@mazemind1]

Good video, but general idea was not developed. The Will is not only inside of me and all of us (human beings), it fills all objects, that we see as something outer from us. Main concept is that subject (human mind) and object (a representation of the Will) are the same thing-in-itself (Kantian concept). Physical power, Water, falling from the mountain toward the rivers and the sea, Chemical interactions, Biological cycles, attraction and repulsion, all kinds of world interactions, that are induced by different causes and induce different consequences, all of this something similar to human will, flow of the desires and antipathies. And all of this is represented as objective world, reality in our consciousness and exists until we able to be in a state of consciousness. And as stone is falling down on a ground if we shift something, that supports the stone above the ground so the Will inside us push us to actions. We run from suffering towards enjoyment, but we can't understand why we do it.

[@ZimMan26]

Alexander Rodionov are objects really representations of the will? I thought the noumena was unknowable but that will is the motivating component. Does will exist in non-living things?

[@ZimMan26]

Also those phenomena do not exist in the objective world, they are a portion of our perceptual field organized by the principle of sufficient reason.

[@miriamrokeach2910]

schopenhauer the greatest philosopher since plato and aristotle the thing initselfof Kant is the will

[@swetchanischay1440]

I liked that the word of will

[@ibnsina6312]

did he say "theological"?

[@cookielemons]

So I guess I'm asking, is there any possibility you would do a follow up video?

[@zenith50000]

Schopenhauer adored Christianity because of pessimism

[@blackmetalmagick1]

this guys never heard of 'part 1 and 2'?

[@thevashfan12392]

in my personal experience: I enjoyed Schopenhauer's studies in pessimism, opinions on women, and overall the wisdom of life. I tended to agree with a lot of his views and disagree with some that felt more cynical than pessimistic. example: thinking there're others who have it worse when something bad happens. I usually prefer to think of "what have I learned from this event or situation" rather than taking solace in a cynical idea as projecting the idea that there are others whom are suffering much worse. I'm not so interested in cynicism or cynical thinking. I praise the idea of reducing one's own suffering to a manageable or tolerable level and achieving balance in life with that as the fulcrum.

[@taketheredpill1452]

nice globe to start with....