World as Will and Idea, Vol. 2 of 3

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By Listen TheBook Posted on May 31, 2023

In Category - Philosophy, Modern

Authors: Arthur Schopenhauer In Year : 1909

Book Language: English

Audiobook: World as Will and Idea, Vol. 2 of 3

Criticism of the Kantian Philosophy 01
Criticism of the Kantian Philosophy 02
Criticism of the Kantian Philosophy 03
Criticism of the Kantian Philosophy 04
Criticism of the Kantian Philosophy 05
Criticism of the Kantian Philosophy 06
Criticism of the Kantian Philosophy 07
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I. The Standpoint of Idealism, Pt. 1
I. The Standpoint of Idealism, Pt. 2
I. The Standpoint of Idealism, Pt. 3
II. The Doctrine of Perception, or Knowledge of Understanding
III. On the Senses
IV. On Knowledge A Priori, Pt. 1
IV. On Knowledge A Priori, Pt. 2
IV. On Knowledge A Priori, Pt. 3
IV. On Knowledge A Priori, Pt. 4
V. On the Irrational Intellect
VI. The Doctrine of Abstract or Rational Knowledge
VII. On the Relation of the Concrete Knowledge of Perception to Abstract Knowledge, Pt. 1
VII. On the Relation of the Concrete Knowledge of Perception to Abstract Knowledge, Pt. 2
VII. On the Relation of the Concrete Knowledge of Perception to Abstract Knowledge, Pt. 3
VIII. On the Theory of the Ludicrous, Pt. 1
VIII. On the Theory of the Ludicrous, Pt. 2
IX. On Logic in General
X. On the Syllogism
XI. On Rhetoric
XII. On the Doctrine of Science
XIII. On the Methods of Mathematics
XIV. On the Association of Ideas
XV. On the Essential Imperfections of the Intellect, Pt. 1
XV. On the Essential Imperfections of the Intellect, Pt. 2
XVI. On the Practical Use of Reason & On Stoicism, Pt. 1
XVI. On the Practical Use of Reason & On Stoicism, Pt. 2
XVII. On Man's Need of Metaphysics, Pt. 1
XVII. On Man's Need of Metaphysics, Pt. 2
XVII. On Man's Need of Metaphysics, Pt. 3
XVII. On Man's Need of Metaphysics, Pt. 4
XVIII. On the Possibility of Knowing the Thing In Itself
XIX. On the Primacy of the Will in Self-Consciousness, Pt. 1
XIX. On the Primacy of the Will in Self-Consciousness, Pt. 2
XIX. On the Primacy of the Will in Self-Consciousness, Pt. 3
XIX. On the Primacy of the Will in Self-Consciousness, Pt. 4
XIX. On the Primacy of the Will in Self-Consciousness, Pt. 5
XIX. On the Primacy of the Will in Self-Consciousness, Pt. 6
XX. Objectification of the Will in the Animal Organism, Pt. 1
XX. Objectification of the Will in the Animal Organism, Pt. 2
XX. Objectification of the Will in the Animal Organism, Pt. 3
XX. Objectification of the Will in the Animal Organism, Pt. 4

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)