Pessimism and wisdom in Schopenhauer

The article analyzes Schopenhauer’s thesis that “our whole existence is something that would be better if it were not, and that the supreme wisdom [die größte Weisheit] consists in denying it and rejecting it”. After examining this thesis, I try to show its possible defects. Although in this text I...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Aguinaldo Pavão
Format: Article
Language:Portuguese
Published: Universidade Federal de Santa Maria (UFSM) 2018-07-01
Series:Voluntas
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Online Access:https://periodicos.ufsm.br/voluntas/article/view/33565