Schopenhauer and Gracián: Arte de prudencia and worldly wisdom
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https://doi.org/10.5944/endoxa.32.2013.4144Keywords:
Gracián, Schopenhauer, wisdom, morality, worldly wisdom,Abstract
The aim of this paper is to explain some aspects of the relationship between Arthur Schopenhauer and Baltasar Gracián. First of all, I try to show the development of worldly wisdom in Schopenhauer’s work and its link with Gracian’s Oráculo manual y arte deprudencia, translated into German by Schopenhauer. After this, I would want to present some considerations about this link, taking into account four points: a) sindéresis and arte deprudencia, b) individual’s self-government, c) the criticism of Macchiavelli and d) the ontological problem. Finally, I conclude with some reflections about the tradition of modern moralism and its relevance for Schopenhauer’s systematic philosophy.
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