It mirrors Schopenhauer’s "denial of the will-to-live", where the individual transcends their personal desires & "pure, will-less subject of knowledge", a state where one perceives the essence of things rather than their utility to the self. #philsky #skyphil

“A pure heart is without will” (ein reines Herz ist willenlos)

Wagner’s 1813 review
of the Latin Oupnek’hat, Wagner sums up the Oupnek’hat’s main message in a striking slogan that #Schopenhauer could have wholeheartedly endorsed #skyphil

Justin Bieber while on the Grammys stage. The singer performed a sultry, slow version of his track “Yukon,” wearing nothing but his boxers and socks, and carrying his guitar

#Schopenhauer ... "Fame and youth all at the same time are too much for a mortal."
The Foundation: If a young person achieves "What One Represents" (Fame) before fully developing "What One Is" (Character/Intelligence), they are building a heavy structure on a weak foundation. #Bieber #skyphil

Trench to the left of the path, showing a defined wall and areas of demolition rubble.

Trench to the right of the path showing a clearly defined side wall of a house.

The final morning of the Hobbes Dig in Malmesbury. Well defined walls now emerging in both trenches, each side of the path in the garden if the UR Church.

The footprint of the Hobbes birthplace house becoming clear?
#archaeology #skyphil

Ayn Rand once criticized the central thesis of John Rawls's A Theory of Justice. However, she never read the book nor had any interest in reading it. She instead relied on a book review written by Marshall Cohen, fashioning it as a review of a review of the book. #FraudAlert #Philosophy #SkyPhil

Question for #SkyPhil: do you treat "I ought to do X" and "I have an obligation to do X" as equivalent? Why or why not?

Any philosophers on here available to answer some questions about undirected duties and obligations?

#SkyPhil #philosophy