No one actually reads this for fun, right? I read the first page and I literally felt like I wanted to fall asleep right there on the spot. I'm not even being hyperbolic, that's literally how I felt.
>>8090549
>having fun whilst knowing you shall never satiate the Will as long as you desire fun
Why someone want to read this trash?
>>8090558
idk, you'd have to know it's trash first in order to not want to read it.
>>8090549
Have you tried doing the same thing with a textbook of advanced biochemistry or something? It's either an IQ problem or a lack of preparation.
>B-But why isn't the truth e-exciting?!!?!!
I think Kant's Critique of Pure Reason would probably kill OP on the first page, never mind sedate.
>>8090549
Schopenhauer prose is p damn pleasing to read. One of his distinguishing features is his departure from the dry "romantic" philosophy texts
>>8090549
Ever notice how Schopenhauer's name is basically similar to Shakespeare's name and The Globe Theater is like The World as Will and Representation? Like whoa, man. He1l H1tler
so did he fuck his poodle /lit/ ?
>>8090549
If Schopenhauer puts you to sleep then don't bother checking out any other German idealists
I read the entire thing at 15. Step the fuck up or get the fuck out.
>>8092381
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>I only read books if they're fun
lol
grow up
>>8092701
>I only read books to seem intelligent to others
he was being hyperbolic.
>>8092916
Saying this to people is one step removed from "books r gay!!!!"
>>8090549
Im actually just finishing this book, wondering if volume 2 is worth picking up?
>>8090549
The first thing he says is that you have to read the book twice... Think of it as him doing you favor, since you were never going to understand anyway.
>>8090549
Coming to terms with the iniquity of procreation and the sad realities of negative utility is not supposed to be fun chump.
>>8093934
Yes, it's basically the mature version
Schopenhauer is not one of the more boring philosophers to read, I quite enjoyed TWAWAR actually. Kant and Hegel are comparatively torturous
Having the same problem as OP with pic related.
I haven't read TWAWAR but I really enjoyed Essays and Aphorisms, which I will probably read again, but probably not before trying to get into TWAWAR.
>>8092375
I read in an intro to his stuff that he was covered in bitches all the time, despite depressing-sounding repetitious somewhat NEETish lifestyle.
