Schopenhauer and the theater: illusion, resignation and wisdom of life

Authors

  • Eduardo Ribeiro da Fonseca Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná, Curitiba, PR.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5902/2179378636053

Keywords:

Existence, Tragedy, Resignation, Illusion, Wisdom

Abstract

Our text intends to highlight aspects of the relationship between theater as an art form and as a metaphor in Schopenhauer's philosophy, starting from the considerations about (a) the objective framework of existence as conservation, sexuality and death, (b) the tragedy as dramatization of conflict intimacy of the will and resignation to this objective picture of existence and (c) the wisdom of life as a theater in which the human puppet wears a porcupine costume to find the most adequate distance from other people who represent it the warmth of protection, security and compassion, but on the other hand, they also represent the stings of other needy and starved individual wants like yours.

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Author Biography

Eduardo Ribeiro da Fonseca, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná, Curitiba, PR.

Professor do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Filosofia da PUCPR. Coordenador do GT de Filosofia e Psicanálise da ANPOF.

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Published

2018-12-24

How to Cite

Fonseca, E. R. da. (2018). Schopenhauer and the theater: illusion, resignation and wisdom of life. Voluntas: International Journal of Philosophy, 9(2), 67–83. https://doi.org/10.5902/2179378636053

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Vol. 9 No. 2 (2018): The Schopenhauer's practical philosophy and its influences

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