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Arthur Schopenhauer on Noise (Misophonia)
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DOWNLOAD "ON NOISE" (free):
https://weltgeist.tv/noise
WATCH: Schopenhauer Explained: The World as Will and Representation
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f-djIdl8WO4
This is an appreciation video for Schopenhauer's underrated essay "On Noise", part of the Parerga and Paralipomena. We explore and appreciate this grumpy old man's disgust and irritation at all the noise and disturbances of living in the big city. Whips, crying children, barking dogs. Schopenhauer hated it all. But through his irritation and philosophical influence, he did become one of the first modern, Western philosophers to champion animal rights. How? Find out by watching this video, or reading the essay: https://weltgeist.tv/noise .
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