Why Study Arthur Schopenhauer with Richard Bell

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  • Prof. Richard Bell introduces the life and thought of Arthur Schopenhauer (1788-1860). The video gives an account of his epistemology - and how he was influenced by Kant - as a basis for his view of the human person: the ‘body’ is an manifestation of ‘the will.’ Richard Bell holds that many of these ideas are of use to theologians in their work.
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  • @ChiefClickClack2015
    @ChiefClickClack2015 8 ปีที่แล้ว +39

    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
    @paulohyp 5 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    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
    @miscellaneousstuff8362 6 ปีที่แล้ว +8

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

  • @pjokivuo
    @pjokivuo 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    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!

  • @shoo1810
    @shoo1810 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    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.

  • @serenity748
    @serenity748 5 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    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
      @smm5265 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

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

    • @paulheinrichdietrich9518
      @paulheinrichdietrich9518 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      There is a religious undertone to everything he wrote.

    • @aunnaqvi20
      @aunnaqvi20 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

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

    • @CrazyLinguiniLegs
      @CrazyLinguiniLegs 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      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
      @thevashfan12392 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@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.

  • @danielhopkins296
    @danielhopkins296 5 ปีที่แล้ว +13

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

  • @richardbell5791
    @richardbell5791 9 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    There will two further videos to explore theological implications.

    • @richardbell5791
      @richardbell5791 9 ปีที่แล้ว

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

    • @zenith50000
      @zenith50000 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Very well put. Thank you for sharing this introduction.

    • @acousticmotorbike2118
      @acousticmotorbike2118 4 ปีที่แล้ว

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

  • @authorwaqas5232
    @authorwaqas5232 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This video and information is pure gold

  • @lawrence9506
    @lawrence9506 5 ปีที่แล้ว +12

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

  • @mazemind1
    @mazemind1 9 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    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
      @ZimMan26 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      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
      @ZimMan26 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      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.

  • @swetchanischay1440
    @swetchanischay1440 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I liked that the word of will

  • @miriamrokeach2910
    @miriamrokeach2910 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

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

  • @ibnsina6312
    @ibnsina6312 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    did he say "theological"?

  • @cookielemons
    @cookielemons 9 ปีที่แล้ว +4

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

  • @blackmetalmagick1
    @blackmetalmagick1 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

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

  • @mikexhotmail
    @mikexhotmail ปีที่แล้ว +1

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

  • @thevashfan12392
    @thevashfan12392 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    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.

  • @zenith50000
    @zenith50000 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Schopenhauer adored Christianity because of pessimism

  • @taketheredpill1452
    @taketheredpill1452 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    nice globe to start with....