The Foundations of Schopenhauer’s Critical Metaphysics

Abstract

The article deals with the main elements of Arthur Schopenhauer’s philosophy and his brief biography. His theory of cognition in its connection with his metaphysics, views on the lack of human freedom and freedom of will, metaphysics of will and related philosophy of nature are revealed. The author analyze the interrelation of Schopenhauer’s natural philosophy and metaphysics of will with his ethical views: philosophical pessimism, moral philosophy and the doctrine of salvation. The aesthetics, philosophy of art and the doctrine of “Platonic ideas” are considered separately. The article is based on the latest foreign literature on the philosophy of Schopenhauer and reflects the point of view on the main provisions of his concept, which in recent years has become common in Schopenhauer studies.