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ryanxvx's review
5.0
I'll say what everyone else has said: "On Women" is so comically over the top that it's almost impossible to take it seriously. However, disregarding that essay, this is an absolutely incredible and poignant collection of writings.
kezreading's review
2.0
Very shallow. I'm pretty much a pessimistic person and I was looking for a philosophical and deep look in this subject, I just found a bunch of complaining about things the author doesn't seem to know a lot about.
jordi's review
5.0
Los ensayos de "On women" y "On noise" no valen para nada pero todos los demas ensayos extremadamente interesantes.
La vida es un estado sin sentido, peor que la muerte donde se está bien sin sufrir. En la vida hay muchas necesidades provenientes en principio de nuestro cuerpo y luego complementadas por las de la sociedad y nuestro intelecto. Lo unico que podemos hacer es intentar cumplir esas necesidades para no sufrir.
Tenemos una voluntad para vivir que es lo que lo que es afectado por el tiempo y nos arrastra a traves de este de nacimiento a muerte. Esta voluntad es la que vive, es la que pasa cada momento del presente, pero la voluntad no tiene memoria, por tanto el presente siempre es fugaz.
Tenemos el intelecto que es mas duradero, contiene memoria y puede proyectar hacia el futuro tambien. Pero no puede agarrar el presente que siempre se escapa a traves de la voluntad para vivir.
Es con el intelecto como podemos ver que la voluntad para vivir no somos nosotros, pues esta voluntad es comun a todos los individuos y los animales. Y negarla es el principal objecto del hombre sabio.
La vida es un estado sin sentido, peor que la muerte donde se está bien sin sufrir. En la vida hay muchas necesidades provenientes en principio de nuestro cuerpo y luego complementadas por las de la sociedad y nuestro intelecto. Lo unico que podemos hacer es intentar cumplir esas necesidades para no sufrir.
Tenemos una voluntad para vivir que es lo que lo que es afectado por el tiempo y nos arrastra a traves de este de nacimiento a muerte. Esta voluntad es la que vive, es la que pasa cada momento del presente, pero la voluntad no tiene memoria, por tanto el presente siempre es fugaz.
Tenemos el intelecto que es mas duradero, contiene memoria y puede proyectar hacia el futuro tambien. Pero no puede agarrar el presente que siempre se escapa a traves de la voluntad para vivir.
Es con el intelecto como podemos ver que la voluntad para vivir no somos nosotros, pues esta voluntad es comun a todos los individuos y los animales. Y negarla es el principal objecto del hombre sabio.
dean_issov's review
dark
funny
reflective
fast-paced
3.0
I honestly thought I would hate this and that it would be a dreadful read, turns out it was actually okay. I enjoyed reading his perspectives in the topics he covered in this essay collection, didn't agree with any of it but still enjoyed it nonetheless.
If you find yourself hating this essay collection then congratulations, you're not a pessimist, you should be proud of yourself. I personally would like to be more optimistic, but sometimes I do find pessimism more suitable in some situations, I guess I'm somewhere inbetween; a realist, maybe?
Also, an important note, don't take this essay collection too seriously; I think people should appreciate philosophers more and try to understand their points, but I also think people should use some critical thinking and stop defending their favourite philosopher's arrogance. Schopenhauer is a mysoginist, there's no debate about that but also no point in getting angry about it now.
If you find yourself hating this essay collection then congratulations, you're not a pessimist, you should be proud of yourself. I personally would like to be more optimistic, but sometimes I do find pessimism more suitable in some situations, I guess I'm somewhere inbetween; a realist, maybe?
Also, an important note, don't take this essay collection too seriously; I think people should appreciate philosophers more and try to understand their points, but I also think people should use some critical thinking and stop defending their favourite philosopher's arrogance. Schopenhauer is a mysoginist, there's no debate about that but also no point in getting angry about it now.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Misogyny, Sexism, and Death
eeviee's review
It should be said that this was written when cracks and whips were still used and human rights were held in contention, so I won't exert too much censure on specific essays, especially On Women and On Noise. At least now I understand how he influenced Nietzsche so much.
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