Because of these wills features, there is no possibility of collective or global salvation. We have a direct access to the will by perceiving our bodys desires. This is why Schopenhauer posits that we have a representation (idea) of the world. We do not directly perceive the will, but only its phenomena through the Veil of Maya, which, in contemporary terms, refers to the cognitive and perceptual limits imposed by our own biological species. Schopenhauer conceived the will as the universes essence purposeful human actions are a small part of it. He anticipated some features of cognitive neuroscience, psychoanalysis and evolutionary psychology, but he is relatively unfamiliar to most contemporary mental health professionals. Email: Arthur Schopenhauer (1788-1860) is known as the pessimist philosopher and the psychologist of the will. Departamento de Fisiología, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Los Andes, Mérida, Venezuela. Psychotherapists: Should we meet Arthur Schopenhauer?.ĭepartamento de Fisiología, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Los Andes, Mérida, Venezuela.Ĭorresponding author: Trino Baptista.
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