The problem of the fourth motivation in the ascetic ambit

Abstract

It is intended to provide an analysis of the concept of freedom from the Schopenhauer’s philosophy in this research. The objective is, to comment on the idea of conscious freedom in a phenomenon, in which are enhanced the aspects of the knowledge of whole of life, and another side, to emphasize the presence of a Besonnenheit der Vernunft (Clairvoyance of the reason), announced by Schopenhauer as a middle ground between intuitive and abstract knowledge. Then it proposes to discuss this notion, since, although such Besonnenheit der Vernunft is given the in the mystical ambit, will be demonstrated some interpretative possibilities, including the crucial flinches impossibility of freedom in the phenomenal context, whether in the negative sphere (ascetic), or in the affirmative horizon (conqueror of worlds). Thus, to achieve the fundamental goal of this thesis, the research will build in main frames of Schopenhauer's thought, from the rigorous analysis of the three motives of human actions and, in particular, a fourth motivation – the ascetic owns it - presented in paragraph 48 of the supplements.