Schopenhauer's Philosophy of Religion - Buddhism and Hinduism (pt. 3)

Podcast: Weltgeist · Weltgeist

Opublikowano: 2026-10-23

WATCH: Pt. 1: https://youtu.be/f9EVlUJyrQg Pt. 2: https://youtu.be/XAXj06hZe5I It is pretty well-known that Schopenhauer greatly admired both Buddhism and Hinduism. It’s said he read the Upanishads every night before bed, and at the end of his life he even taught himself Sanskrit. Let’s take a closer look at his thought on these Eastern religions. Recall how in the previous parts we saw how Schopenhauer calls religions pessimistic or optimistic depending on how they interpret the nature of the material world. According to this classification, Judaism was...