Why Do We Ask The Question 'Why'? | The Principle of Sufficient Reason (Schopenhauer)

Why do we ask the question "Why"? For when we ask this question, we demand a reason. And we assume that nothing is ever without a reason. Furthermore, the reason should be sufficient, but when is a reason sufficient? And what do we exactly demand when we want a reason? This is what Schopenhauer explored in his book "On the Fourfold Root of the Principle of Sufficient Reason".

This work of Schopenhauer is essential when reading any other of his books (especially "The World as Will and Representation", and whenever reading Kant, Nietzsche and Descartes.

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0:00 - Intro
3:59 - Part I: Principle of Sufficient Reason of Becoming
7:08 - Part II: Principle of Sufficient Reason of Knowing
10:23 - Part III: Principle of Sufficient Reason Being
13:12 - Part IV: Principle of Sufficient Reason Acting (Motivation)
16:26 - Summary

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[kadressmoothoosamy]

A very clear rexplanation to assist in better understanding Shopenhauer's masterpiece ..." The world as will and representation.

[saifmohammad]

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[maxr.k.pravus]

Thank you for finally making English subtitles, really helps when I'm watching the video at 1.5 speed. Good video overall, the quotes aren't a problem imo

[draganbogdan]

What is we find the particle that cause gravity, wouldn't that mean to know gravity in itself ?.

[c.guydubois]

Why implies agency. Type 1 and type 2 errors illustrate our evolution.

[derek]

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[thumpertieder]

I do not see the rising of the thermometer as a ground of being. I understand that an increase in heat is a cause (Becoming) of the rise in mercury-- and the rise in mercury is (knowing). I do not see being in this example. Maybe "being" in the sense that if the temperature was 20, and it went to 22, then you know (being) that 21 must have occurred. A better example is a triangle with equal angles. But if you have more insight on the rising as "being" please share. Great video by the way, and thanks

[mihirsingh]

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[Haveuseenmyjetpack]

Thank you for this video! Schopenhauer is so enjoyable to read. You did a great job with the summary. I’ll sub

[EwingAmaterasu]

Very good job, a perfect video which explains (in my opinion) a perfect epistemological system. Even Wittgensteins Tractatus can be seen as a clarification of Schopenhauer’s explanation of the principle, and I can’t stop seeing how any good epistemology from past and present is good or bad depending on how close it gets to what Schopenhauer explains here. I just think Schopenhauer got to the end of the matter, his forth-fold root has just exhausted and completed epistemology in my opinion.

[marianionescu]

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[brunokalil]

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[chrismanchola]

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[timmeaney]

Thank you for making this, now can you explain Kant’s synthetic a priori cognition and transcendental idealism to me. Seriously, the Critique makes me feel like a stupid. Thanks.