Schopenhauer believes that because people have will, they will have desires and longings. And desire only brings pain. Because if people have desires and are not satisfied, it is painful. In the process of realizing any kind of wish, you will encounter countless troubles and difficulties, which is also painful. Even if the desire is finally satisfied, it will only temporarily get rid of the pain, followed by boredom and emptiness.
What's more, people don't have only one or several desires, some are satisfied and some are not. No sooner had the old wish come true than the new one appeared. Therefore, human survival is a painful struggle. Every second of life is fighting against death, which is a doomed struggle.
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Arthur Schopenhauer was educated in England and France in his early years, and he was proficient in English, Italian, Spanish and other languages. He was initially forced to choose business to inherit his father's business, and he was able to enter the university after his father died. 1809 entered the university of g? ttingen to study medicine, but his interest turned to philosophy, and he studied in Berlin for a period of time in181.
As a famous pessimist, his life is not completely isolated, and some are considered selfish by ordinary people. He has been in love and is known as a humorous person who can talk with Kan Kan. Schopenhauer's pessimism can sometimes be explained by his family factors.
But this is not discussed from his philosophical level. Schopenhauer's metaphysics is based on two basic concepts: first, although representation and will are the same, and * * * together constitute the world, will is decisive, and any representation is only the objectification of will; Second, the will will always show some insatiable and ubiquitous desire.
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