As a philosopher, Schopenhauer is almost the first philosopher to be introduced because his thoughts are more in line with Chinese philosophical thoughts, and he has a high prestige. But his ability to curse people shines through the history of philosophy. Especially when he scolds the great philosopher Hegel, he has the demeanor of a shrew.
He called Hegel "a mediocre, ignorant, stupid, disgusting and disgusting charlatan." He also said that when Hegel was a child, he only liked to read boring market novels, while he read Schopenhauer. is a Greek masterpiece. No matter how much he scolded him, Hegel simply ignored him and disdained him because his reputation at the time was too small. Maybe his words never reached Hegel's ears. Schopenhauer just Jumping in your own study and cursing is tantamount to cursing to the sky.
It’s understandable that he felt unhappy and scolded him, but Schopenhauer went to the University of Berlin where Hegel taught to challenge him, and scheduled his classes at the same time as Hegel’s class. Just to compete with Hegel for students. The ending was tragic. It couldn't have been tragic. Hegel was very famous at that time. Even though his lectures were relatively obscure, he was so famous and the content he taught was practical, and he still attracted enough students, so it was not necessary at all. Worry about students attending lectures. How many students are taking Schopenhauer's class? It is said that there are no more than 5 people. What about Hegel? About three hundred! Schopenhauer resigned soon after.
Schopenhauer not only scolded Hegel, but also scolded women. Women are said to be imperfect human beings with short stature, short legs, and narrow shoulders. He even pushed a 47-year-old female neighbor down the stairs just because of a quarrel (because the other party's chatter affected him), causing serious injuries. The court ordered him to pay the female neighbor's living expenses for life. It was not that he was not interested in women. When he was 43 years old, he fell in love with a 17-year-old girl and gave her a bunch of white grapes. But people said it was disgusting because he had been touched by Schopenhauer. Schopenhauer also lived with an actress and had a child, but in order to avoid the plague, he ran away alone, leaving the mother and son behind. It was this plague that killed Hegel, Schopenhauer's self-confessed enemy.
Schopenhauer was also wary of his friends. Listen to this: "Everything that is kept secret from the enemy should also be kept secret from the friend." Is this ridiculous?
He is very bad at what he does. He often goes to a high-end restaurant to eat, and at the same time puts a gold coin on the table, as if to give the waiter a tip. But every time he finished his meal, he would put it away and not give it to the waiter. The waiter was very angry and asked him what he meant? Schopenhauer said: "I bet with myself that if these English people who are eating can talk about anything besides horses, women and dogs, I will throw this gold coin into the donation box." What are these words? ah! Isn't this irritating?
Schopenhauer was very kind to his dog, named "World Spirit". Don’t think that Schopenhauer is so enigmatic that even a dog can have a very philosophical name. "World spirit" is the core word of Hegel's philosophy. Schopenhauer regarded it as a dog wagging its tail to beg for mercy. This is naturally another insult to Hegel.
Let’s take a look at Schopenhauer’s philosophical thoughts. If we simply summarize it, we can say: “Life is a tragedy.” Why is this so? Schopenhauer said: "Life is like a pendulum. One end of the pendulum is pain and the other end is boredom. Pain comes from unsatisfied desires; when desires are satisfied, you feel bored again. Life is a swing between the two." Why do people Will there be desire? Because people have will, and their inner will drives people forward. It makes sense, but it still sounds extremely paranoid.
Why did Schopenhauer do this?
From a psychoanalytic perspective, it is likely that he suffered psychological trauma as a child. This kind of trauma gradually becomes people's subconscious through automatic suppression. People are unconsciously controlled by the subconscious and exhibit many unnatural behaviors. Did Schopenhauer experience such a traumatic event?
Schopenhauer’s mother married Schopenhauer’s father, who was more than 20 years older than her. The reason is unknown, but this young lady is not a peaceful person. She likes socializing and literature, and is a popular novel writer. She doesn't like her husband, nor does she like children. Maybe she doesn't like the old Schopenhauer rather than the younger Schopenhauer. The old Schopenhauer committed suicide when Schopenhauer was 17 years old. It is said that he was depressed due to poor business. The good times came for Schopenhauer's mother, who sold her house and moved to Weimar, the cultural center of the time, and worked hard to make friends with various cultural celebrities, including Goethe.
Schopenhauer wrote a book and sent the sample book to his mother. Her mother laughed and said it was written by a pharmacist; Schopenhauer angrily said, in the future, you can only rely on me to be famous throughout the ages. Schopenhauer was angry and left his mother to explore the world alone. Fortunately, with the rich inheritance left by his father, Schopenhauer did not have to worry about making a living.
Perhaps this is the root cause of Schopenhauer’s behavior throughout his life. Of course, it may also be his innate personality, selfishness and paranoia, but it seems that he cannot escape the mother’s factor. If his mother does not love him, he is born with no feelings. Too much love. People who lack love either become good people and make up for themselves by helping others; or they crazily grab love to make up for the love they deserve. Of course, this method is generally abnormal. As a philosopher, it cannot be said that rationality is not strong, but human rationality cannot completely guide human behavior. Human beings live rationally and exist psychologically.
In this way, Schopenhauer, who bit like a mad dog, was actually a poor man.
Schopenhauer longed for fame throughout his life. He completed his masterpiece "The World as Will and Representation" at the age of 30, but he did not sell a few copies at first. It was not until he was in his sixties that he became famous because of some short essays on life wisdom. And became famous. He frantically collected articles praising himself and desperately read those complimentary words, which seemed to be a warm current of love, nourishing the old Schopenhauer's dry and loveless soul.
Childhood trauma takes a lifetime to repair.
Finally, we might as well take a look at his classic photo: disheveled hair, closed lips, sinister eyes, and withered face.
He never married, had no relatives or friends, and lived a lonely life.
Hateful people must be pitiful.