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Arthur Schopenhauer, also known as the “Philosopher of Pessimism”, was a German philosopher and writer. He is known for his 1818 work The World as Will and Representation, which characterizes the phenomenal world as the manifestation of a blind and irrational noumenal will. Building on the transcendental idealism of Immanuel Kant, Schopenhauer developed an atheistic, metaphysical and ethical syste…
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Born 22 February 1788 · Died 21 September 1860 · Q38193
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performed no service to philosophy, but he has had a detrimental influence on philosophy, and thereby on German literature in general, really a downright stupefying, or we could even say a pestilential influence, which it is therefore the duty of everyone capable of thinking for himself and judging for himself to counteract in the most express terms at every opportunity.
the first requirement of a philosopher, namely a seriousness and honesty of inquiry.
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“performed no service to philosophy, but he has had a detrimental influence on philosophy, and thereby on German literature in general, really a downright stupefying, or we could even say a pestilential influence, which it is therefore the duty of everyone capable of thinking for himself and judging for himself to counteract in the most express terms at every opportunity.”
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“the first requirement of a philosopher, namely a seriousness and honesty of inquiry.”
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Radio Mitre: Arthur Schopenhauer, filósofo: “Ser consciente de lo que sientes, sin considerarte equivocado, es el paso fundamental para ser dueño de ti mismo”
okdiario.com: Arthur Schopenhauer, filósofo alemán padre del pesimismo: «La felicidad positiva y perfecta es imposible; s...
timesofindia.indiatimes.com: Quote of the day by Arthur Schopenhauer: 'Talent hits a target no one else can hit. Genius hits a target
Clarin.com: Cita del día de Arthur Schopenhauer, filósofo alemán: "La reputación es como un espejo; una vez roto, puede arreglarse, pero nunca volverá a ser el mismo"
Died 1860-09-21.
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“The New Testament … must be in some way traceable to an Indian source: its ethical system, its ascetic view of morality, its pessimism, and its Avatar, are all thoroughly Indian. It is its morality which places it in a position of such emphatic and essential antagonism to the Old Testament, so that the story of the Fall is the only possible point of connection between the two.”
“Staje się wtedy dla niego wyraźne i pewne, że nie zna żadnego słońca ani żadnej ziemi, lecz tylko oko, które widzi słońce, rękę, która czuję ziemię; że świat, który go otacza, istnieje tylko jako przedstawienie…”
“Napis w Pompejach na ozdobionych fallusem drzwiach fornicis (lupanaru): Heic habitat felicitas (Tu mieszka szczęście); napis ten brzmiał naiwnie dla wchodzącego, ironicznie dla wychodzącego, a sam przez się był humorystyczny.”
“Muzyka tym się różni od wszystkich innych sztuk, że nie jest odbiciem zjawiska lub lepiej: adekwatnej przedmiotowości woli, lecz jest bezpośrednim odbiciem woli samej.”
Was still pouring insults on the Royal Danish Society
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“Lecz tak jak na kuli ziemskiej wszędzie jest góra, tak też formą wszelkiego życia jest teraźniejszość.”
“Istnienie ludzkie bynajmniej nie ma charakteru daru, natomiast jest w każdym calu zaciągniętym długiem. Ściąganie go następuje w postaci ustanowionych przez to istnienie palących potrzeb, dręczących pragnień i bezmiernej nędzy. Na spłatę tego długu potrzeba z reguły całego życia, ale umorzone zostają przez to tylko odsetki. Spłata kapitału dokonuje się przez śmierć.”
“Christianity taught only what the whole of Asia knew already long before and even better.”
And Schopenhauer named him heir for his literary estate
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Was much impressed by the young woman's wit and independence, as well as by her skill as a visual artist
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The University of Leipzig sponsored an essay contest about Schopenhauer's philosophy, which was won by Rudolf Seydel's very critical essay
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Schopenhauer published Parerga and Paralipomena, which contains essays that are supplementary to his main work
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Or the families of soldiers who died in battle
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Schopenhauer witnessed a violent upheaval in Frankfurt after General Hans Adolf Erdmann von Auerswald and Prince Felix Lichnowsky were murdered
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Praised the establishment in London of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, and in Philadelphia of the Animals' Friends Society
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But did not win the (1840) prize despite being the only contestant
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Sent his essay "On the Freedom of the Will" to the contest of the Royal Norwegian Society of Sciences in 1838 and won the prize in 1839
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Due to a cholera epidemic, he offered to take her with him on the condition that she leave her young son behind
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Fearing that the city could be attacked and that he could be pressed into military service as Prussia had just joined the war against France
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Studied at Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin (1811).
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A biography of her friend Karl Ludwig Fernow, which was a critical success
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Studied at University of Göttingen (1809).
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Heinrich drowned in a canal near their home in Hamburg
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Accompanied his parents on a European tour of Holland, Britain, France, Switzerland, Austria and Prussia
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Born 1788-02-22.
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The New Testament … must be in some way traceable to an Indian source: its ethical system, its ascetic view of morality, its pessimism, and its Avatar, are all thoroughly Indian. It is its morality which places it in a position of such emphatic and essential antagonism to the Old Testament, so that the story of the Fall is the only possible point of connection between the two.
Istnienie ludzkie bynajmniej nie ma charakteru daru, natomiast jest w każdym calu zaciągniętym długiem. Ściąganie go następuje w postaci ustanowionych przez to istnienie palących potrzeb, dręczących pragnień i bezmiernej nędzy. Na spłatę tego długu potrzeba z reguły całego życia, ale umorzone zostają przez to tylko odsetki. Spłata kapitału dokonuje się przez śmierć.
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