From the world to Good Life: Changes and continuity in Arthur Schopenhauer's ethical proposal
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Arthur Schopenhauer, the great pessimist in the history of philosophy, is at the same time the precursor of the recent renaissance of a philosophy focused on the question of a happy life. His Aphorisms on the Wisdom of Life seem to be in direct contradiction with the key position of his magnum opus, The World as Will and Representation, in which he declared the impossibility of working on character and the incompatibility between the world as will and representation with our desire to be happy. This article seeks to reestablish the unity of his work beyond this apparent contradiction, in order to reevaluate his contribution to the philosophy of Good Life. Despite (or perhaps because of) his pessimism, Schopenhauer's contribution can provide an important relativization to this branch of contemporary philosophy, threatened by an overvaluation of happiness and the malleability of our lives. Thus, recognizing one of the founders of contemporary philosophy of Good Life implies saving him from his own criticism, as well as remembering an important critique of the philosophy that seeks to make happiness attainable for everyone.
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