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Schopenhauer - The World as Will and Idea
Schopenhauer - The World as Will and Idea
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13 minutes
Released:
Nov 3, 2007
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Podcast episode
Description
What is the nature of reality? Why can music be so profound? Are we doomed to suffer or is extended happiness possible? Should we choose a life of asceticism? These are some of the questions that Arthur Schopenhauer addressed in The World as Will and Idea. In this episode of Philosophy: The Classics Nigel Warburton outlines and criticizes Schopenhauer's great book.
Released:
Nov 3, 2007
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (18)
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