Schopenhauer's Asceticism & Aesthetics - His Solution to Life's Suffering

The philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer was a fascinating thinker because he was perhaps the first to combine both eastern philosophy and western philosophy into his philosophical works. He believed human existence to be one of inevitable, meaningless suffering and that western philosophy was incapable of providing a solution to this problem. Instead, he proposed a way to minimize life’s suffering and hardship rooted in eastern thought, specifically the writings of the ancient Upanishads. This video will first do a concise overview of why Schopenhauer believed life to unending suffering and craving, cover his eastern philosophical solution to reduce life’s suffering, and my thoughts on how correct and relevant his philosophy is today. == Subscribe for more videos like this on YouTube and turn on the notification bell to get more videos: ==