Schopenhauer and the Cynics: elements of cynicism in schopenhauerian eudemonology

Authors

  • Leandro Chevitarese Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro, Seropédica, RJ

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5902/2179378633987

Keywords:

Eudemonology, Cynics, Empirical Ethics

Abstract

This article investigates the cynical roots that are present in Schopenhauer’s eudemonology, in order to better understand the possibility of this orientation leading to a "less miserable life." Based on the reading that Schopenhauer develops about the practice of life of the Cynics, understood as a matrix of theoretical elaboration of Stoicism, we intend to consider what elements would be significantly present in his proposal for an "empirical ethics" to confront the "evil of life."

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Author Biography

Leandro Chevitarese, Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro, Seropédica, RJ

Doutor em Filosofia pela PUC-Rio e Professor Adjunto de Filosofia da UFRRJ.

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Published

2012-07-01

How to Cite

Chevitarese, L. (2012). Schopenhauer and the Cynics: elements of cynicism in schopenhauerian eudemonology. Voluntas: International Journal of Philosophy, 3(1 e 2), 20–29. https://doi.org/10.5902/2179378633987

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Vol. 3 No. 1 e 2 (2012): Estudos sobre Schopenhauer – Eds. 05/06

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Around Schopenhauerian eudemonology

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