The notion of extinction in Schopenhauer’s philosophy

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https://doi.org/10.5902/2179378670975

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Extinction, Philosophy of nature, Evolution

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This paper has as aim to present Schopenhauer’s reevalution of the notion of extinction through the development of his work and the knowledge he obtained about philosophical and scientific evolutionary thoughts contemporary to his life. In The World as will and representation it is not possible for him to consider the extinction of the animal species, both imutable and eternal. Although according to Parerga and Paralipomena and On the will in nature he alludes to concepts like generatio aequivoca, the emergence of animal species through generatio in utero heterogeneo and their disappearance.

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Pedro Damasceno Uchôas, Federal University of São Carlos

Graduado em Licenciatura e Bacharelado em Filosofia pela Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora (UFJF), Mestre pelo programa de pós-graduação de Filosofia (UFJF) e Doutorando pelo programa de Pós-graduação em Filosofia da UFSCar. Pesquisa Arthur Schopenhauer e Idealismo Alemão, com interesse também nas seguintes áreas: Estética, Metafísica, Epistemologia, Filosofia da Religião, Filosofia da biologia e Filosofia da Educação. Integra o grupo de estudos Núcleo de Estudos Sobre Filosofia Clássica Alemã (NUFCAL). Bolsista CAPES/DS entre os anos de 2020-2022.

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2023-04-11

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Uchôas, P. D. (2023). The notion of extinction in Schopenhauer’s philosophy. Voluntas: International Journal of Philosophy, 13(2), e4. https://doi.org/10.5902/2179378670975

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Vol. 13 No. 2 (2022): Schopenhauerian Studies - Ed. 31

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Schopenhauerian Studies

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