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Episode #098 ... Schopenhauer pt. 1 - Metaphysics and Love

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Mar 14, 2017
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INSIGHT

One Thing, Not Many

  • Schopenhauer questions Kant's "things-in-themselves" concept, arguing it presupposes plurality.
  • He suggests the other side of perception could be a singular entity mistakenly perceived as separate things.
INSIGHT

Look Inward

  • Schopenhauer suggests looking inward, not outward, to understand the "things-in-themselves".
  • He proposes our inner, restless striving offers a "subterranean passage" to this true nature.
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Restless Striving

  • Schopenhauer posits a "restless striving" as our core being, a subconscious drive for things.
  • This isn't a soul or spirit, but a fundamental force observable from infancy.
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