Arthur Schopenhauer, On The Basis of Morality | Skepticism About Genuine Morality | Core Concepts

This is a video in my new Core Concepts series -- designed to provide students and lifelong learners a brief discussion focused on one main concept from a classic philosophical text and thinker.

This Core Concept video focuses on Arthur Schopenhauer's work On The Basis of Morality. It examines the reasons he presents for people being skeptical about the existence of genuine morality. Schopenhauer does not think that these are ultimately correct or convincing, but he does view them as needed to be taken seriously.

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[massacreee]

I respect how charitably you present philosophers in your videos

[sumitrashankarchamoli]

He was the first major western philosopher to take eastern philosophy seriously, and presented a point of cohesion between both. I love the most among philosophers .

[Mongoosemcqueen]

Thank you, Schopenhauer is one of my faves

[huweedoo]

Much respect. I have a soft spot for schopenhauer and am excited to see what other ideas you have to present Dr. Sadler.

[tommyagro]

I'd purchase another Lighthall series on Schopenhauer.

[brucecmoore]

Great! How many more core concepts on Schopenhauer?

[robertmcdaris]

It would be interesting to compare Arthur Schopenhauer's morality and Hobbes' social contract theory.

[yabakeconan]

i am still in midway of Schopenhauer metaphysics reading, this core concept of morality will be nice guidance for my reading Schopenhauer' work

[dantheman]

I figure you are stretched to your limits with this channel, but do you ever plan to do anymore Schopenhauer? Specifically, World as Will and Representation? Thanks for all your videos!

[brightmooninthenight]

Does philosophy ever overwhelm you? Cause you to doubt everything?
I've wondered if things I've done to be of service to others wasnt just me wanting to feel better about myself, and lessen my guilt and shame. Or about wanting others to like me. Especially after a video like this I just feel like a selfish conniving rat. The philosophy can be a bit too much for me often times. It's hard to really know. All this sense of individuality is really a sham anyways. Why must us humans be cursed with so much illusions to bear and sift through. it's why Buddhism resonated with me more.. i really feel like to have a mind is to be everyday besieged by illusion and assumption and the history of man is a lunacy that reflects this. I guess this is a negative thing to say.
It's just a really strange and ambiguous world and we are very flawed at ascertaining this already enigma. Sometimes philosophy can help to illuminate this confusion but sometimes it deepens it, by revealing the chasm of my own ignorance wider. So I often avoid philosophy because it scares me