Being and sense: the paradox of suffering

Taking as an opportunity and philosophical basis of the work of Arthur Schopenhauer, the article presents a reflection on the paradoxical nature of suffering in human existence. Despite its undeniable positivity - only suffering is actually real, well being is always impermanent cessation of sufferi...

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Autor: Giacoia Junior, Oswaldo
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2016
País:Brasil
Institución:Universidade Federal de Santa Maria (UFSM)
Repositorio:Voluntas - Revista Internacional de Filosofia (Santa Maria)
Idioma:portugués
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/33699
Acceso en línea:https://periodicos.ufsm.br/voluntas/article/view/33699
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Finitude
Suffering
Will
Compassion
Selfishness
Sofrimento
Vontade
Compaixão
Egoísmo
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Sumario:Taking as an opportunity and philosophical basis of the work of Arthur Schopenhauer, the article presents a reflection on the paradoxical nature of suffering in human existence. Despite its undeniable positivity - only suffering is actually real, well being is always impermanent cessation of suffering - it is absurd, and is implanted in the ontological root of human finitude.