The presence of literature in Schopenhauer's "arguments" about the primacy of the will over the intellect

This short article investigates the presence of some classics of world literature in Schopenhauer's arguments and evidences about the primacy of the will over the intellect. We emphasize that in addition to having contemplated as ratifiers of his thought the natural sciences that came to light...

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Main Author: Vilmar Debona
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Language:Portuguese
Published: Universidade Federal de Santa Maria (UFSM) 2016-12-01
Series:Voluntas
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Online Access:https://periodicos.ufsm.br/voluntas/article/view/33724
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spelling doaj-6e25a927a76448a98a7315582688438e2020-11-25T00:51:44ZporUniversidade Federal de Santa Maria (UFSM) Voluntas2179-37862016-12-017211112310.5902/217937863372414940The presence of literature in Schopenhauer's "arguments" about the primacy of the will over the intellectVilmar Debona0Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro, Seropédica, RJThis short article investigates the presence of some classics of world literature in Schopenhauer's arguments and evidences about the primacy of the will over the intellect. We emphasize that in addition to having contemplated as ratifiers of his thought the natural sciences that came to light later than the elaboration of his metaphysics of will, the thinker also insisted that the central thesis of his philosophy would have sanctioned the artistic and literary production of relevant minds. The text presents a succinct summary of the main writers that the philosopher quotes in chapter 19 of volume II of The world as will and representation, precisely titled The primacy of the will in self-consciouness, to support their claims. This text does not remove the intended propaedeutic character of the article, which aims a horizontal rather than a vertical approach of wide use of literature that was did by Schopenhauer in his works.https://periodicos.ufsm.br/voluntas/article/view/33724Primado da vontadeIntelectoLiteratura universal
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The presence of literature in Schopenhauer's "arguments" about the primacy of the will over the intellect
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Primado da vontade
Intelecto
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title The presence of literature in Schopenhauer's "arguments" about the primacy of the will over the intellect
title_short The presence of literature in Schopenhauer's "arguments" about the primacy of the will over the intellect
title_full The presence of literature in Schopenhauer's "arguments" about the primacy of the will over the intellect
title_fullStr The presence of literature in Schopenhauer's "arguments" about the primacy of the will over the intellect
title_full_unstemmed The presence of literature in Schopenhauer's "arguments" about the primacy of the will over the intellect
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description This short article investigates the presence of some classics of world literature in Schopenhauer's arguments and evidences about the primacy of the will over the intellect. We emphasize that in addition to having contemplated as ratifiers of his thought the natural sciences that came to light later than the elaboration of his metaphysics of will, the thinker also insisted that the central thesis of his philosophy would have sanctioned the artistic and literary production of relevant minds. The text presents a succinct summary of the main writers that the philosopher quotes in chapter 19 of volume II of The world as will and representation, precisely titled The primacy of the will in self-consciouness, to support their claims. This text does not remove the intended propaedeutic character of the article, which aims a horizontal rather than a vertical approach of wide use of literature that was did by Schopenhauer in his works.
topic Primado da vontade
Intelecto
Literatura universal
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