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Cassius
June 9, 2026 at 5:08 AM Posted the thread Video on Nietzsche's Criticisms of Kant.ThreadIn recent discussions I came across two videos which I found useful in analyzing Schopenhauer. The author of the second of these two videos has also produced a video on Nietzsche vs Kant. i have viewed this and also found to be useful in understanding… -
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June 9, 2026 at 2:58 AM Reacted withReaction (Post)
to Raphael Raul’s post in the thread Epicurus vs Schopenhauer - Orientation Discussion.Also, I would like to add that, as you know, Schopenhauer had a great influence on Sigmund Freud through the idea of "The Will," which, in turn, led to Freud's discovery of the unconscious forces beneath consciousness. So, in a way, Freud somewhat… -
Martin
Reaction (Post)June 9, 2026 at 2:53 AM AlteFrau tells us:
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I have always been interested in religion and philo. I am irreligious, so philo has been my go-to when wondering how to find meaning. Emotionally I am Schopenhauerian, but I have also… -
Raphael Raul
June 8, 2026 at 10:31 PM Replied to the thread Epicurus vs Schopenhauer - Orientation Discussion.PostAlso, I would like to add that, as you know, Schopenhauer had a great influence on Sigmund Freud through the idea of "The Will," which, in turn, led to Freud's discovery of the unconscious forces beneath consciousness. So, in a way, Freud somewhat… -
Raphael Raul
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Raphael Raul
PostJune 8, 2026 at 10:08 PM The following is a reply to Eikadistes, who replies to Cassius:
Above is an illustration I painted in a "naive" style using pastel on canvas paper, depicting a quote that scholars, for the most part, agree is from Epicurus or a paraphrase. I think… -
Raphael Raul
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Cassius
June 8, 2026 at 9:45 PM Replied to the thread Epicurus vs Schopenhauer - Orientation Discussion.PostThanks Raphael.
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What you mentioned is featured in the videos - especially in the second one where Nietzsche identifies this as a variation of Platonic idealism or contention that there is a "true world" or "real world" beyond this one, and to that… -
Cassius
June 8, 2026 at 9:37 PM Reacted withReaction (Post)
to Raphael Raul’s post in the thread Epicurus vs Schopenhauer - Orientation Discussion.Hello, Cassius, I came upon this thread you just posted. Schopenhauer is a philosopher who intrigues me with his main idea of the blind force of "The Will", a force that is outside of the phenomenal world of matter, a noumenal realm outside of our… -
Raphael Raul
June 8, 2026 at 9:21 PM Replied to the thread Epicurus vs Schopenhauer - Orientation Discussion.PostHello, Cassius, I came upon this thread you just posted. Schopenhauer is a philosopher who intrigues me with his main idea of the blind force of "The Will", a force that is outside of the phenomenal world of matter, a noumenal realm outside of our…
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