Seldom has the world seen such a deep, perennial animosity between philosophers as the one that existed between Arthur Schopenhauer (1788-1860) and Friedrich Hegel (1770-1831). While Hegel basically ignored Schopenhauer, the latter was delighted when he read in the news that Hegel had died. “If he had died earlier,” commented Schopenhauer, “the world would have been spared a whole bunch of nonsense.” Like in most of his sharp social commentary, Schopenhauer was proven right by history. Overwhelmingly right, I must say, because Hegel's ideals would be later invoked as the philosophical basis for all kinds of abuses. While Schopenhauer's philosophy revolved around securing happiness for the individual (by reducing suffering), Hegel was a harbinger of an absolute spirit that allegedly drives history. It did not take Schopenhauer long to rate Hegel's spirit as a scam that would be eventually used to justify all kinds of atrocities. Sadly, Schopenhauer was correct in his assessment of Hegel. How did Schopenhauer see so clearly though the nonsense predicated by Hegel? How can we learn to protect ourselves from similar scams? The study of the differences between Schopenhauer's ideas and Hegel's is important because it touches the cornerstones of civilization. Here is the link to the original article: https://johnvespasian.com/comparison-of-schopenhauer-and-hegel/

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