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Frederick Copleston on Schopenhauer: Section 2

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Schopenhauer

This program examines the systematic, philosophical pessimism of Arthur Schopenhauer and its emphasis on infraconsciousness, or will, as the irrational motivating force in human nature. Distinguished philosophical historian Frederick Copleston discusses Schopenhauer's theory of underlying reality as experienced through the inner self. On a larger scale, the concept of will is ultimately defined as energy, which is judged to be central to scientific explanations of what drives the universe.

Section: 1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GGwSe0ZptV0

Section 2:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uiSaACnYA44

Section 3:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OLsut3X_Ofw

Section 4:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rKaqhCWXgSA

Section 5:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uoUzTcelt6Q

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  • hehheh this is less Frederick Copleston on Schopenhauer as much as it is Bryan Magee on Shopenhauer!

  • Who's the host and who's the guest? ( lol )

    Heh, Magee probably thought, "Having this guy as a guest was a mistake".

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  • ...whereas ANYBODY could have composed CharlesDilkes' post.

    Someone equipped with ACTUAL intelligence would have formulated a more interesting reply.

  • And then whining about quantity. FIVE POST. What a scandal!

    Eew! How often I've seen this!

    Isn't it amazing how 99% of those drooling about a philospher can't even hold a conversation?

    It's PATHETIC.

    They actually think that the mere act of claiming they are very much into Copleston, or Derrida, or some other promoted anally-retentive 'thinker', will actually ensure they themselves will be considered 'very intelligent'.

    Note how MY POST evidences intellectual activity taking place,...

  • @suddenlyitsobvious God, how pretentious. If anyone has the ego I think it's you.

  • *just about able to state certain philosphers are extremely interesting

  • @CharlesDilkes

    Meaning you are just about able to suggest state philosophers are extremely interesting -allowing you to bask in their glory and suggest you are yourself one of the priveleged humans equipped with sufficient intelligence to grasp their work- but you can't actually make a substantive observation.

    How very typical...

  • @suddenlyitsobvious Five posts that I think say more about you than anything else. I'd be so bold as to say that you don't really know enough about philosophy as a discipline to make the sort of diatribe you've just made.

  • @CharlesDilkes

    (5)

    ...communicates, unless absolutely necessary. He's obviously a pompous egomaniac -meaning creativity or true intelligence is excluded.

    Mind you, his works might be more interesting than suggested by this interview because they are often/typically 'edited' -if you can take a hint, but I see no reason for exploring it at this point.

    If you opine though he has made some brilliant connections between historical ideas, I certainly wouldn't mind hearing which ones...

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