Explained: What is the Will to Power?
Not to be confused with the collection of notes arranged after Nietzsche’s death into a publication that is also called ‘The Will to Power,’ this video details the concept of Continue Reading
Capitalism and the Bottomless Pit of Satisfaction: Exploring Consumer Culture through Schopenhauer’s Lens
If I were to employ a Schopenhauerian critique on consumer culture it would be how capitalism exploits the striving will inherent in the human condition. “All striving comes from lack, Continue Reading
Beyond Survival: The Philosophical Implications of Wants and Needs
What is the difference between a want and a need? Is it possible to live without any wants? How has technology affected our wants and needs? These are just a Continue Reading
Who was Arthur Schopenhauer?
Arthur Schopenhauer was a German philosopher who lived in the 19th century and is known for his philosophical system that emphasizes the futility of human existence and the pessimistic nature Continue Reading
What is pessimism?
Pessimism, as a philosophical concept, refers to a worldview that emphasizes the negative aspects of human existence and the world at large. It is characterized by a belief that life Continue Reading
Schopenhauer and the striving
For Schopenhauer the will is the thing in itself, all revealed and bare to anybody who looks at the phenomena of every day matter. The will is inherent in Continue Reading
Your Purpose in (Post)Modernity
Your reason for being here? Your parents met and you were born. That explains the ultimate cause for your existence up to this point in time, and any questions asking Continue Reading
Schopenhauer and Presentism
While reading On the Vanity of Existence, an essay by German philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer, I came across this which I will share the excerpt: “That which has been exists no Continue Reading
A stab in Schopenhauerian pessimism – enjoy youth while you can…
“In early youth, as we contemplate our coming life, we are like children in a theatre before the curtain is raised, sitting there in high spirits and eagerly waiting Continue Reading