The Intuition in the philosophy of Arthur Schopenhauer

Abstract

 In the present work, we will analyze the concept of intuition  mainly in relation to the epistemological and the metaphysical theses of Schopenhauer’s theory. In the first section, we will discuss the central axes of Schopenhauer’s metaphysical system, especially regarding the concept of will  (Wille ) and the relationship that this entails with his theory of knowledge. Then, we will examine the difference that the German philosopher establishes between representative —or mediated— rational knowledge and direct —or immediate— intuitive knowledge. Likewise, we will trace at first the theses and the fundamental problems of the dualism of representation and we will furtherly establish the problems of the intuition of one’s own body. Finally, we will consider the scope and the limits of intuition, as well as its different variants: mainly aesthetic intuition and its culmination in mystical intuition

 Keywords

Schopenhauer, intuition, immediate knowledge, representation, aesthetics.