“Aesthetical pleasure” in the reflection on happiness by Schopenhauer
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Ethics, Metaphysics, Aesthetics, Earthly happiness, Pure happinessAbstract
In this paper, we present a reflection on happiness as seen by Schopenhauer, addressing the notion of “aesthetical pleasure” or “pure happiness”, two interchangeable concepts he presented in his metaphysics of the beautiful. Initially, we will generally approach the topic of happiness in accordance with Schopenhauerian metaphysics. Then, we will perform an analysis of the notion of “earthly happiness”, identified with satisfaction of desires, which is radically different from the concept of aesthetical pleasure. In this sense, the aim of this second section is to provide elements to be later used in the explanation of the main topic of this paper. Finally, we will examine the notion of pure happiness as a way of singular satisfaction. We will examine the status of this kind of happiness from an analysis of Schopenhauer’s psychology and mainly his aesthetics, in which it is presented and developed, and then we will analyze it as a positive and hedonistic state of satisfaction.Downloads
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