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>In The Consolations of Philosophy, Alain de Botton describes a poignant incident where Schopenhauer, at 43, attempted to flirt with a young woman on a boat trip by shyly passing her a bunch of grapes. The woman later jotted down the incident in her diary;

>I didn't want them. I felt revolted because old Schopenhauer had touched them, and so I let them slide, quite gently, into the water behind me.

:(

>> No.1307763

A Foreword to Philosophy:

>> No.1307777

>Foveveralone.jpg

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>> No.1307794

bitches and whores

>> No.1307797

I snorted.
was this before or after schopenhauer wrote that misogynist piece? I bet it was because of this he wrote it.

>> No.1307800

Oh Schopenhauer, your life was such a tragic farce.

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1307802

1788 was a good year for misogynistic geniuses.

>> No.1307804

>>1307797
Why do you think he dabbled in mental-masturbation in the first place?

>> No.1307816

What's that book you get all those anecdotes from? Most of the time they are about Greek philosophers.

>> No.1307911

>>1307797
What misogynist piece are you talking about?

>> No.1307918

>>1307911
http://www.heretical.com/miscella/onwomen.html

>> No.1307924

>>1307816
for the Greeks it's Diogenes Laërtius

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>> No.1307929

bitches and whores

>> No.1307941

I was reading a book about Edvard Munch and it said that the zeitgeist of this period was characterized by a strong sense of bitterness towards the self, and by extension love became a thing of disgust and women were seen as a threat. I wonder why this is? Syphillis?

>> No.1307953

>>1307941
Dang.

4chan has embraced this zeitgeist. We're in a cultural renaissance guys!

>> No.1307955

Oh Schopenhauer, you miserable german cunt xD

>> No.1307981

>>1307953
lol when I was reading it, I actually thought the same thing. If 4chan wasn't a much better and more entertaining use of time than painting, writing and philosophical salons we would have produceds the munchs and schopenhauers already. Fortunately, we have better pastimes.

>> No.1308054

>>1307981

No, we're just too retarded to succeed in life. And we fap too much.

>> No.1308065

>>1308054
>Schopenhauer
>succeed in life