Schopenhauer Biography briefly

He preached asceticism and vegetarianism, but allowed himself meat, loved wine, women, adored art and travel. Such was this outstanding German philosopher, among the adherents of which Lev Tolstoy was awarded. It so happened that during the life of the "great pessimist" his work attracted little attention. It received a well -deserved assessment only after his death, the anniversary of which is celebrated on September 21.

Mr. Schopenhauer, what is life? Tell me, what is life? We know him only in a tamed and tamed state called civilization. "This dialogue is conducted by a journalist with Arthur Schopenhauer.

This conversation is voiced in an audiobook, which was just released by the Munich philosopher Andreas Belva Andreas Belwe. The journalist is fictional. And as the" answers "of Shopenhauer Andreas Belva presented the genuine quotes of the philosopher, when you look into history and see what a person is capable of, you lose all faith in it ... - it can go so far that, perhaps, especially in the minutes of a hypochondriacal mood, the world will appear from the aesthetic side of the museum of cartoons, with an intellectual - yellow house.

One of the ways to escape from pain saw the philosopher in the ability to compassion to others, not only to people, but also to plants, animals. According to Schopenhauer, "compassion for animals is so closely connected with a kindness that we can confidently say that one who is cruel to animals cannot be a kind person." He began to speak out against scientific experiments on animals while still a student.

By the way, even then, during the years of study, he almost everywhere appeared accompanied by a charming poodle. His last dog was also a poodle called boots. Schopenhauer loved her so much that he bequeathed a rather large amount of money for her maintenance. Schopenhauer was convinced that only compassion could overcome selfishness, that it was it - the basis of any ethics. And in this sense, his life philosophy is close to Buddhism.

He was even often called the "Frankfurt Buddha." Asceticism "A la Schopenhauer" however, Schopenhauer often contradicted himself. So, he preached asceticism and vegetarianism, but sometimes he allowed himself meat and loved wine very much. He spoke contemptuously at women. Nevertheless, in the addition to his testament made a year and a half before his death, Schopenhauer indicated that five thousand thalers, that is, one sixth of his condition, and for that time it was a very significant amount, he inherited a certain Madame Carolina Medon Caroline Medon.

Schopenhauer met Karolina Medon in the year of Berlin. She had already managed to be married and had two sons. Carolina sang in the choir of the Berlin opera. Schopenhauer even thought about marriage, but when he suspected his lover of infidelity, he stopped her relationship. The connection resumed only many years later. Carolina was the most famous, but not the only woman in the life of Schopenhauer.

The girl was 22 years younger than Schopenhauer. But what Schopenhauer absolutely did not deny himself, so it is traveling to different countries and in enjoying art. He simply adored painting and music. He identified the beautiful as the central category of aesthetics. The philosopher idolized the beauty. The path of the great pessimist "Asker" Schopenhauer could afford a lot. He was born in the year in Danzig now Gdansk in the family of a wealthy businessman and never needed money.

Schopenhauer's father was a disciplined pedant, but also a very educated person and a great connoisseur of culture. Mother is cheerful, adoring art and a talented poetess and writer. Her salon was always full of interesting people. Great Goethe loved to go there. At the summer, Arthur Schopenhauer entered a private commercial gymnasium. Then he began his studies at the Faculty of Medicine University of Gettingen, but later switched to philosophical.

After its end, he taught philosophy in Berlin, in Frankfurt-on-Main. He perfectly owned Latin, English, French, Italian and Spanish. The main philosophical work of Schopenhauer is "the world as a will and a performance." The philosopher commented on him until his death. Arthur Schopenhauer died on September 21 in Frankfurt-on-Main. Nine years later, one of his hot adherents, the great Russian writer Lev Tolstoy, wrote: “Reading him, it is incomprehensible to me how his name can remain unknown.

The explanation is only one thing that he repeats so often that, except for idiots, there is almost no one in the world. ”