Schopenhauer: What Does Death Mean When Your Life Feels Meaningless? (feat. The World as Will and...
Human death as interpreted by Schopenhauer's philosophy.
What significance does it hold?
To explore this, this lecture will first explain the characteristics of his philosophy, and then discuss the death he discussed.
This lecture is based on Die Welt als Wille und Vorstellung*, published by *Diogenes Verlag in 1977. Regarding citations within the text, the source is cited by paragraph (§) rather than page number. Please keep this in mind.
00:00 Intro
02:18 Death actually keeps humans alive.
05:01 The reason human life is suffering: The blindness of the will
09:17 Humans see the world of representations, not the world of will. 10:47 Another Reason Life Is Suffering: The Principle of Individuation
14:38 On the Way Humans Overcome Suffering
18:54 Death: The Extinction of the Individual? Or the Extinction of the Will?
23:11 Freedom of Will and the Extinction of the Individual: Which Is More Beautiful?