Category: Schopenhauer
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Schopenhauer’s influence on Freud
Sigmund Freud (1856–1939) did not acknowledge at every opportunity an intellectual debt towards Arthur Schopenhauer (1788–1860) because he claimed to have come up himself with […]
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Schopenhauer and Freud: similarities and differences
In terms of chronology, Arthur Schopenhauer (1788–1860) preceded Sigmund Freud (1856–1939) by two generations. The worlds they inhabited were different, but Freud’s psychological insights rest […]
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Idealism in Schopenhauer’s views on love and relationships
In his works, Arthur Schopenhauer (1788–1860) pointed out that love relationships often fail because people will initially idealize their beloved, and experience a disappointment when […]
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Refutation of Schopenhauer’s views on love and relationships
The ideas of Arthur Schopenhauer (1788–1860) on love and relationships contain fundamental mistakes. Schopenhauer did not devote to these matters sufficient attention. As a result, […]
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Schopenhauer’s views on love and relationships
Arthur Schopenhauer (1788–1860) had unduly pessimistic, gloomy ideas on love and relationships. The study of his ideas in this respect serves an educational purpose because […]
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Schopenhauer’s philosophy of life compared with Taoism
Arthur Schopenhauer (1788–1860) was deeply familiar with Eastern philosophy, in particular Buddhism and Hinduism. He held in high regard the Eastern approach to stress reduction […]
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Effectiveness in Schopenhauer’s philosophy of life
The art of getting things done effectively and inexpensively underlies the philosophy of Arthur Schopenhauer (1788–1860). His theory of the will (“life force”) warns us […]
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Schopenhauer’s philosophy of life in daily practice
Epictetus, a philosopher from the 1st century AD, provides excellent guidance for the daily practice of the ideas of Arthur Schopenhauer (1788–1860). Schopenhauer was focused […]
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An example of Schopenhauer’s philosophy of life
History provides excellent examples of the philosophy put forward by Arthur Schopenhauer (1788–1860). I can point for instance to the life of Marcus Aurelius (121-180 […]
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Happiness and Schopenhauer’s philosophy of life
Arthur Schopenhauer (1788-1860) had no problem to accept that he was an eccentric. In fact, he considered it a privilege to be categorized as an […]
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