World as Will and Idea, Vol. 2 of 3
Arthur Schopenhauer
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Length 18 h 53 min
Chapters 65
First published 1909
In this work, Schopenhauer explains his fundamental idea that at the root of the reality we see around us is a Will that eternally, insatiably seeks to be satisfied. Each human Subject observes the Objects around her from the perspective of that fundamental Will working within each person. The human observer is distracted by the details of life and individual distinctions that obscure this Will; only by penetrating this “principium individuationis” (which is enslaved by the cause-and-effect tyranny of the Principle of Sufficient Reason) can the observer perceive the essential Thing-In-Itself. Art has the power to make us see the Thing-In-Itself, the Platonic Idea freed from the individual particular manifestation of it, thus enabling us to transcend the individual Will and perceive something of true Reality. Perceiving the common Will in all humanity, we are able to come closer to an ego-less love based on that shared essence. Schopenhauer squarely faces the fact that existence is fundamentally suffering, but it would be simplistic to label him (as is so often done) as nothing but a pessimist. His affirmation of Art and Love is a transforming principle, having a powerful influence on writers such as Tolstoy. In the end, he chooses the Way of Negation as the path toward peace; by denying our Will, by silencing the many outbreaks of Will in our lives, we can approach the ultimate peace of annihilation that is the theme of the great Vedic philosophy of India, to which Schopenhauer admits his profound debt. ( Expatriate)
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Criticism of the Kantian Philosophy 01 Read by Expatriate 9:08
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Criticism of the Kantian Philosophy 02 Read by Expatriate 10:10
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Criticism of the Kantian Philosophy 03 Read by Expatriate 15:02
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Criticism of the Kantian Philosophy 04 Read by Expatriate 14:51
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Criticism of the Kantian Philosophy 05 Read by Expatriate 13:39
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Criticism of the Kantian Philosophy 06 Read by Expatriate 14:35
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Criticism of the Kantian Philosophy 07 Read by Expatriate 18:14
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Criticism of the Kantian Philosophy 08 Read by Expatriate 16:52
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Criticism of the Kantian Philosophy 09 Read by Expatriate 13:26
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Criticism of the Kantian Philosophy 10 Read by Expatriate 16:43
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Criticism of the Kantian Philosophy 11 Read by Expatriate 18:12
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Criticism of the Kantian Philosophy 12 Read by Expatriate 17:50
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Criticism of the Kantian Philosophy 13 Read by Expatriate 16:15
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Criticism of the Kantian Philosophy 14 Read by Expatriate 16:59
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Criticism of the Kantian Philosophy 15 Read by Expatriate 15:48
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Criticism of the Kantian Philosophy 16 Read by Expatriate 14:30
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Criticism of the Kantian Philosophy 17 Read by Expatriate 17:41
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Criticism of the Kantian Philosophy 18 Read by Expatriate 16:03
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Criticism of the Kantian Philosophy 19 Read by Expatriate 15:43
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Criticism of the Kantian Philosophy 20 Read by Expatriate 15:52
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Criticism of the Kantian Philosophy 21 Read by Expatriate 17:36
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Criticism of the Kantian Philosophy 22 Read by Expatriate 14:49
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Criticism of the Kantian Philosophy 23 Read by Expatriate 14:03
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Criticism of the Kantian Philosophy 24 Read by Expatriate 16:12
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I. The Standpoint of Idealism, Pt. 1 Read by Expatriate 16:32
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I. The Standpoint of Idealism, Pt. 2 Read by Expatriate 16:00
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I. The Standpoint of Idealism, Pt. 3 Read by Expatriate 16:16
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II. The Doctrine of Perception, or Knowledge of Understanding Read by Expatriate 20:09
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III. On the Senses Read by Expatriate 16:39
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IV. On Knowledge A Priori, Pt. 1 Read by Expatriate 19:03
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IV. On Knowledge A Priori, Pt. 2 Read by Expatriate 21:39
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IV. On Knowledge A Priori, Pt. 3 Read by Expatriate 17:08
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IV. On Knowledge A Priori, Pt. 4 Read by Expatriate 15:20
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V. On the Irrational Intellect Read by Expatriate 11:34
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VI. The Doctrine of Abstract or Rational Knowledge Read by Expatriate 23:04
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VII. On the Relation of the Concrete Knowledge of Perception to Abstract Knowledge, Pt. 1 Read by Expatriate 18:48
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VII. On the Relation of the Concrete Knowledge of Perception to Abstract Knowledge, Pt. 2 Read by Expatriate 20:29
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VII. On the Relation of the Concrete Knowledge of Perception to Abstract Knowledge, Pt. 3 Read by Expatriate 20:40
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VIII. On the Theory of the Ludicrous, Pt. 1 Read by Expatriate 16:10
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VIII. On the Theory of the Ludicrous, Pt. 2 Read by Expatriate 17:13
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IX. On Logic in General Read by Expatriate 14:13
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X. On the Syllogism Read by Expatriate 27:33
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XI. On Rhetoric Read by Expatriate 3:48
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XII. On the Doctrine of Science Read by Expatriate 29:00
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XIII. On the Methods of Mathematics Read by Expatriate 6:33
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XIV. On the Association of Ideas Read by Expatriate 11:31
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XV. On the Essential Imperfections of the Intellect, Pt. 1 Read by Expatriate 17:10
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XV. On the Essential Imperfections of the Intellect, Pt. 2 Read by Expatriate 15:30
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XVI. On the Practical Use of Reason & On Stoicism, Pt. 1 Read by Expatriate 17:29
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XVI. On the Practical Use of Reason & On Stoicism, Pt. 2 Read by Expatriate 18:50
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XVII. On Man's Need of Metaphysics, Pt. 1 Read by Expatriate 24:44
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XVII. On Man's Need of Metaphysics, Pt. 2 Read by Expatriate 19:26
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XVII. On Man's Need of Metaphysics, Pt. 3 Read by Expatriate 23:06
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XVII. On Man's Need of Metaphysics, Pt. 4 Read by Expatriate 19:14
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XVIII. On the Possibility of Knowing the Thing In Itself Read by Expatriate 27:12
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XIX. On the Primacy of the Will in Self-Consciousness, Pt. 1 Read by Expatriate 23:35
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XIX. On the Primacy of the Will in Self-Consciousness, Pt. 2 Read by Expatriate 18:40
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XIX. On the Primacy of the Will in Self-Consciousness, Pt. 3 Read by Expatriate 22:58
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XIX. On the Primacy of the Will in Self-Consciousness, Pt. 4 Read by Expatriate 21:46
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XIX. On the Primacy of the Will in Self-Consciousness, Pt. 5 Read by Expatriate 24:04
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XIX. On the Primacy of the Will in Self-Consciousness, Pt. 6 Read by Expatriate 19:31
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XX. Objectification of the Will in the Animal Organism, Pt. 1 Read by Expatriate 16:33
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XX. Objectification of the Will in the Animal Organism, Pt. 2 Read by Expatriate 16:43
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XX. Objectification of the Will in the Animal Organism, Pt. 3 Read by Expatriate 15:51
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XX. Objectification of the Will in the Animal Organism, Pt. 4 Read by Expatriate 20:56
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