(Originally Written April 26, 2006 in 3 Subject)
History of Philosophy II
Schopenhauer (1780-1860)
-The world is the objectification of the will
-Reason and abstract knowledge (principle of sufficient reason is basically the law of causality)
-Science is based on the principle of sufficient reason
-Science teaches us about particulars
-Science is a means to an end
-Science via the principle of sufficient reason serves the will, thus the will controls the world through science
The Moral Life:
-To access eternal truth and value we must reject the principle of sufficient reason
-We must turn to the aesthetic attitude and turn to art
-Unlike science, art is about portraying universal, eternal truths
-In art we find immutable, universal truths
-Unlike science, art enables us to overcome the selfish desires of the will. Conversely, science serves the selfish desires of the will.
-Asceticism - denial of the will
-Aestheticism and asceticism go hand in hand
-Artists have a pure insight into eternal truths because of their ascetic lifestyles. They throw off the practicality of thinking scientifically to see the eternal truths.
-Art is born of pain and suffering.
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