The positive affirmation of the value of life has caused people to think about the meaning and value of life and reposition life; The negative criticism of instrumental rationality and industrial civilization opened up modern irrationalism. On the other hand, criticizing rationality and denying tradition is also one-sided, which is the appreciation of postmodernism.
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Will is also the basis of biological survival and development. Stomach, claws, muscles and sexual organs are all developed by will. Reason is the slave and tool of will. Animals without reason can still live well. There is no reason for the beginning of life. Only when the will needs to be embodied can the reason be created. But reason can't know the essence of the world, and intuition is the way to know the world.
Schopenhauer studied Indian philosophy and was greatly influenced by Indian Buddhism. He believes that science and philosophy have reached the limit in the field of will, and the essence of will can only be understood through mysterious insight. Therefore, the highest goal of mankind is to start with abstinence, then forget about oneself, and finally forget everything, and enter the realm of illusion, thus surpassing the will to survive and all its troubles.
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