Pessimism as posture: the affective element of the thesis of the worst of possible worlds
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Pessimism, Suffering, Schopenhauer, FeelingAbstract
The main aim of this work is to address the pessimistic thesis found in Arthur Schopenhauer’s philosophy starting from the notion of posture. I expose here the distinctive traits of his Metaphysics of the Will and the implication for the evaluation of the world as the “worst of all possible worlds.” Next I address the connection between philosophy and temperament, from a few biases identified in affective changes, as well as to evaluate how this connection occurs in the pessimistic philosophy of Schopenhauer. After this analysis it will be possible to evaluate the schopenhauerian pessimism from the metaphilosophical thesis which states that temperament is part of philosophical postures, which must be taken into account in the analysis of the scope of general philosophical theses.Downloads
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