What Schopenhauer Liked (and Disliked) About STOICISM

Podcast: Weltgeist · Weltgeist

Opublikowano: 2026-10-26

The World as Will and Representation, masterpiece of German philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer, doubles as a great introduction to the Stoic philosophy. Both in volume I and in volume II, we are treated to a fair summary of the entire philosophical movement of Stoicism with plenty of (untranslated Latin and Greek) quotes from Marcus Aurelius, Seneca, Epictetus, and other notable Stoics. Schopenhauer admired the rationality of Stoicism, but ultimately had to discard the system because of one fatal flaw which we'll cover in this video. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices