The Intense Realism of Arthur Schopenhauer

Realism is entertaining when it's interpreted by Schopenhauer.😊

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I blame it on the whiskey and gin.
Oh lord.
I was pussywhipped again.

I agree most humans are dastardly.....it's very sad and sobering

Well said Mr Greene. Always appreciative of the words you share

There's a dichotomy between what you explain two of your books and the message of Schopenhauer.

You try to convince people to be part of the group but being alert of people's manipulation, so they can outsmart them.

Arthur Schopenhauer tried to convince people about staying away from human beings, keep them at distance

Why you don’t read your book on audio books

You should do it Robert

Agree. 😊

Born in 94. I had a chance to see Lawrence of Arabia in theaters. Heard Lawrence quote Schopenhauer. I appreciated that. I thought I was crazy for entertaining and appreciating certain thoughts of Schopenhauer It’s not everyday you’ll hear schoepenhauer unless you go looking for him☺️.
Also Schopenhauer’s portrait appears in the recent Pinocchio movie. His portrait sits on Jimminy crickets mantle. I thought that was hilarious to see in a kids movie. Even tho it was directed and written by the Pans Labyrinth Guillermo Del Toro>>

Robert, please make a video about Lao tzu and Taoism ☯️ thanks 😊

If You are skeptically realistic towards people they don't dare manipulate you and despotic ones begin fearing you for threat of spoken truth which makes clash of authorities started...

Sir make a video about Shakespeare

Very insightful! Thanks

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Fantastic video My five-year relationship ended a month ago. The decision to part ways with the love of my life is something that truly consumes me. Though it's all in vain, I've tried everything to get him back, and I can't fathom my life with anyone else. Even though I've made every effort to quit thinking about him, I can't help but miss him and can't stop thinking about him. Why I am stating this here is beyond me.

It is difficult to find happiness within oneself but it is impossible to find it anywhere else ~ Arthur Schopenhauer

Man, You have given me what you mean by Realism. Arthur was teacher to Neitszche and his 'The World as Will and Representation' is what you are saying he was: he saw through so many subjects but he was at his best when he tackled human nature. How can I conceal it Robert, but I love you for introducing me again to this Man. He wasn't happy, yes, but that was not their goal, not like a hippy goal. The world is not as happy as it seems and Schopenhauer was right. I have read those who are clinically depressed are unbelievably much more realist about the world than most of us 'Normal', it is called depressive realism but since Arthur was characterized as 'Pessimist', I think we optimists can learn much more from him than any other philosopher. Modern world has no one such philosopher as original.

Realisim?

All of my life I struggled with this concept. I believed people were honest, basically good, Christian, moral and decent. That is the different masks they present to the world to deceive others and themselves. I live my simple life, and realize that in the end everyone dies and that is the only certainty in life. Life is all change and everyone finally passes ~ People are basically hypocrites so try to avoid the nasty ones. And there are plenty.

Thank you Robert

So cool that my favorite contemporary author refers back to one of my all-time favorite books, The Wisdom of Life. I've been reading Schopenhauer for years now and he is such a great writer. Recommend that y'all listen to the Audible version of Counsels and Maxims/The Wisdom of Life. The narrator does an exceptional job of sounding as if Schopenhauer would, albeit with a British accent - stern but jovial, insightful yet curious, and 100% realist all the way through. Thanks Robert. P.S. You're right, World as Will and Representation is tough to finish lol...

Mr. Greene, I am so glad you introduced me to this philosopher and for your work as a whole. I found his work on woman fascinating. I have been asking all my life why I don’t understand women even though I am one, to only find out they don’t want loyalty and think of my words as a dissimulation. I’ve even tested it and found out than when I am speaking the truth it’s always accepted as if I am pretending. As I read my lines I know I sound like a teenage girl, but as someone who was always in men dominated environments and raised with the absence of my mother I thought women are so different and always dreamed of a woman friend. Now at least I know part of the truth that lies behind the female nature and feel at peace no longer asking myself what I am doing wrong.

Thank you for your hard work 🙏 ❤

I definitely have a more realistic view of human beings. I love your writing, Robert. I wish you all the best!

Great to see Schopenhauer's name on your channel! Great work. Thanks!

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introverted intuition paired with extroverted feeling for arthur, he admires the ni deep perception and se realism in them all

he is like a Machiavelli because he believes that people masks, their true intentions, and they are very engaged in role playing. The social word is cruel and ruthless. You have to be very rude calculated and cunning so don’t be naïve and nice. Have a sword in your hand and go like a warrior in the social world

Sir when can we expect your new book , the law of the sublime?

Why don’t these people ever go away?

we need a 1H episode all about Arthur Schopenhauer

You are my hero. I love your books and even more, I love to hear you talking.

I want to know what he thinks about his opinion about women i mean Schopenhauer opinion

Schopenhauer’s work is treasure!

The father of economics Adam Smith said that people are driven by self interest and in doing so they help each other. Self interest is good

I think it's interesting that deep cynical and skeptical thinking is always lauded as being 'rational' and 'realist' instead of just being a subjective anti-thesis of optimism and positivity. So the darker and more pessimistic you get the more intellectual and realistic you are? non-sequitur. It's a lot like saying the more depressed you get, and the more you justify it, the more rational you are. Seriously flawed outlook.

I had a feeling Schopenhauer influenced Greene. I read both authors and admired the parallels

Schopenhauer never wrote any such book. The book that you referenced is actually a compendium of Schopenhauer's writings, culled from other basic works written by him. He really didn't write too many books, so his writings should be ready in their original form.

Schopenhauer is beyond the reach of modern dumbed-down comfort culture.

Yeah but Scopenhauer was actually telling the story about people like this guy,who wants to be the next Machiaveli,Who teaches people about how to "gain power"Scopenhauer precisely was talking about that,all that "power and happiness" seeking ,it's just an manifestation of the will and it's equally an representation as the will itself,It's just a shadow , false thing,i order to avoid boredom and suffering..Which are form of escape, and it's not with accord with Scopenhauer advice for a happy life, treating one another as a fellow sufferers,as brother in suffering.This guy sufferers,his ambitious personality,it's just his form of escipism nothing more than that.Scopenauer was a genius philosopher ..I love Robert's "Law of Human nature",but the other book About gaining power ,it's actually ridiculous idea, although it's in accordance with the will, irrational force that drives human nature,as to which we ought to resist,not going along with it.

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Schopenhauer saw life as suffering, driven by an endless cycle of desire. But if we accept his view, does that mean happiness is just an illusion we use to distract ourselves?

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very clearly explained, bravo.

Schopenhauer's philosophy hits deep—his realism is both brutal and enlightening! 🔥🧠

Arthur Schopenhauer is one of the truest philosophers of all time.