Although it is well known that Schopenhauer claimed that Buddhism closely reflected his own philosophy, this claim was largely ignored until the mid-late Twentieth century. Most commentators on Schopenhauer (with some recent exceptions) since then have mentioned his Buddhist affinities but have been quite broad and general in their treatment. I feel that any general comparison of Schopenhauer’s...

This is a brief commentary on the value of optimism in therapy. It draws on the philosophical writings of Schopenhauer and Aristotle. It suggests that the modern preoccupation with optimism may be as extreme as the bleak pessimistic outlook favoured by Schopenhauer.

COMMA 2012, Vienna " The science of Dialectic, in one sense of the word, is mainly concerned to tabulate and analyse dishonest stratagems " Arthur Schopenhauer, The Art of Controversy (1896)

O objetivo deste artigo é apresentar os pressupostos metodológicos e teóricos do empirismo de Francis Bacon David Hume presentes na metafísica Arthur Schopenhauer. argumento central que o afastamento Schopenhauer da tradição idealista implica sua aproximação moderno. A leitura empirista enriquece a compreensão vontade e, também, possibilita melhor situar filósofo história filosofia.

It is an acknowledged fact that Wittgenstein read Schopenhauer's Die Welt als Wille und Vorstellung (The World as Will and Representation. ) in his youth, and possibly other works by the same author (Anscombe, 1963; McGuiness, 1988). In general, Wittgenstein is reluctant to recognize other authors' influences on his thought, but in his Notebooks, 1914-1916 2 he makes explicit reference to Schop...

This paper explores the speculations of absolute reality projected in Kena Upanishad and their reflections philosophy Schopenhauer. His proclamations Will remain as metamorphosis reality, Brahman, postulated Upanishad. For Schopenhauer, every phenomenal manifestation is objectification Will. The also states similar nature reality. Likewise, both Schopenhauer identify individual with entire cosm...

The following notes were prepared in response to criticism of Schopenhauer’s philosophy in a mailing list. The impression given was that the advances of the natural sciences since his death make his work irrelevant to modern science. I for one do not think that this is true. In these notes I do not try to convince the reader otherwise but select few examples of important scientists that were in...

La metafísica popular es uno de los temas que aborda Arthur Schopenhauer en sus escritos menores. Aquél concepto representa lo se denomina como “religión”, aunque va a tomar un matiz performatividad más elevado e instaura análisis allá la manifestación del dogma religioso. Para este autor, religión, al igual filosofía, presta para satisfacer necesidad hombres. Luego evidenciar supremacía filoso...

The Wirkungsgeschichte of Schopenhauerism is a complex mixture events, encounters, influences and transformations. In order to orient oneself concerning such an articulated phenomenon, it necessary have valid hermeneutical tools at hand. this contribution, I am going propose reading the history effects through new effective historiographical categories that resulted from research conducted by I...