Schopenhauer's strong blind man
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Comparing will to intellect, German philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer stated that the will is a strong blind man carrying the intellect (a lame man who can see) on his shoulders.
- "In Wahrheit aber ist das treffendeste Gleichniß für das Verhältniß Beider der starke Blinde, der den sehenden Gelähmten auf den Schultern trägt."
- In truth, however, the happiest figure of the relation of the two [will and intellect] is the strong blind man who carries on his shoulders the lame man who can see.[1]
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See also
- The Blind Man and the Lame
- Will to live
- Blindness
- Schopenhauer on human sexuality
- The gods, says Plato, have given us one disobedient and unruly member, a similar comment by Plato.
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