REFLEXÕES SOBRE A METAFÍSICA DE SCHOPENHAUER..docx

This work seeks small reflections on the metaphysics of Arthur Schopenhauer. O
German philosopher is considered by many as the creator of a metaphysics
pessimist, could this pessimistic metaphysics be added to the contemporary world?
The intellectual content of considering the world evil and suffering, and at the same time considering
naive person who thinks differently, it could be a fallacy and also a lack of arguments
convincing. Schopenhauer wanted to deeply investigate the being of things and the world,
Therefore, his philosophy can be a key to understanding what we think
determinant and necessary in the face of a world of possibilities and contingencies. O
The objective of this work is to reflect on Schopenhauer's metaphysical thought. For
For this, we will mainly use the author's magnum opus: the world as will and
representation. To try to simplify Schopenhauer's metaphysics, we will use the work
“Schopenhauer: step-by-step philosophy” by Jair Barboza, Arthur scholar
Schopenhauer, who brilliantly divided the German philosopher's metaphysics into metaphysics
of beauty, metaphysics of nature and metaphysics of ethics. To help us interpret the
more difficult concepts and words, we will use the author’s “Schopenhauer Vocabulary”
Alain Roger. Finally, to detail Schopenhauer’s concept of compassion,
we will use the book “On the foundation of morals” by the author himself and the article by
philosophy professor, Wander Andrade de Paula, entitled: Moral ordering of the world
and justification of existence in Schopenhauer’s metaphysics”. We hope that in this
work, the reader can delve into Schopenhauer's thought and bring new
contemporary reflections