Tag: happiness
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Schopenhauer on ethics
The ethics system proposed by Arthur Schopenhauer (1788-1860) is similar to Ancient Stoicism in some aspects, but offers more complex explanations on the workings of […]
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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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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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Analysis of Schopenhauer’s philosophy of life
Although his lifestyle was unpretentious, modesty was not a characteristic of Arthur Schopenhauer (1788–1860). He did not hide that he regarded himself as a genius. […]
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Analysis of Schopenhauer’s philosophy of happiness
While most nineteenth-century philosophers focused their efforts on epistemology and social ethics, Arthur Schopenhauer (1788–1860) stands alone in his concern for individual well- being and […]
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Schopenhauer on happiness
The life and works of Arthur Schopenhauer (1788-1860) are giving us crucial insights on how to achieve happiness. To this end, he devoted years to […]
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Happiness and Aristotle’s views on the nature of reality and existence
I’m always amused when people talk about philosophy with disdain, arguing that “it is a waste of time because it lacks any practical application.” This […]
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Happiness and Aristotle’s theory of the soul
The process of philosophical development is similar to the process of learning to walk after you have suffered an injury. It takes lots of training […]
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Aristotle’s theory of causality
It is not easy to summarize the work of a lifetime in one sentence, especially when the person in question has written one and half […]
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