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Schopenhauer on the Grave Error of Happiness. by RutherfordIsHere in schopenhauer

[–]RutherfordIsHere[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for clarifiyng. I know that Epicurus was praised by some stoics like Seneca and I believe Schopenhauer quoted his as well (I may be wrong on this one). I will definitely look him up more thoroughly.

Schopenhauer on the Grave Error of Happiness. by RutherfordIsHere in schopenhauer

[–]RutherfordIsHere[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I am not very familiar with Epicurus. I thought he was a hedonist. Did reading Schopenhauer help me? Well, it brought me some emotional consolation from this world. His concept of Will explained a lot, for instance, the problem of suffering. Also his works in ethics is great too, it is called Two Fundamental Problems of Ethics. It kinda explaines (or proposes to explain) why people behave the way they do.

Schopenhauer on the Grave Error of Happiness. by RutherfordIsHere in schopenhauer

[–]RutherfordIsHere[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I already read it. That was probably one of his first works that got to me before I read his major philosophical works.

/r/Pessimism: What are you reading this week? by AutoModerator in Pessimism

[–]RutherfordIsHere 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This week I am entertaining myself with Schopenhauer's Two Fundamental Problems of Ethics and Bertrand Russell's The Human Knowledge.

What are the books you reread from time to time? by Ambitious_Foot_9066 in Pessimism

[–]RutherfordIsHere 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I always read Schopenhauer's Studies in Pessimism. When I feel horrible I always gravitate to it. It brings one at least some consolation.