Schopenhauer's Psychological Worldview: History, Philosophy and Relevance

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dc.contributor.advisorTeo, Thomas
dc.creatorPlesa, Patric
dc.date.accessioned2015-08-28T15:01:30Z
dc.date.available2015-08-28T15:01:30Z
dc.date.copyright2014-10-14
dc.date.issued2015-08-28
dc.date.updated2015-08-28T15:01:30Z
dc.degree.disciplinePsychology (Functional Area: History and Theory)
dc.degree.levelMaster's
dc.degree.nameMA - Master of Arts
dc.description.abstractThe complete philosophical works of Arthur Schopenhauer are explored through a comprehensive psychological reading that intends to highlight the holistic theories of human nature that amount to a pessimistic and metaphysical worldview. A thorough analysis of Schopenhauer’s philosophical concepts, theories, and ideas is conducted in order to construct a clear understanding of his worldview and avoid a reductionsitic approach to a holistic philosophy. From this I initiate a novel theoretical groundwork derived from Schopenhauer’s philosophy that I have termed a “negative psychology”. I argue that this negative psychology provides a robust understanding of human nature and has applicability in several domains of psychology such as theory of human nature, education, and therapy.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10315/29916
dc.language.isoen
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dc.subjectPsychology
dc.subjectPhilosophy
dc.subjectEducational psychology
dc.subject.keywordsHistory
dc.subject.keywordsTheory
dc.subject.keywordsHistory and theory of psychology
dc.subject.keywordsHistory and philosophy of psychology
dc.subject.keywordsHPP
dc.subject.keywordsCPA
dc.subject.keywordsAPA
dc.subject.keywordsPhilosophy
dc.subject.keywordsPsychology
dc.subject.keywordsEducational psychology
dc.subject.keywordsCognitive psychology
dc.subject.keywords19th century philosophy
dc.subject.keywordsSchopenhauer
dc.subject.keywordsArthur Schopenhauer
dc.subject.keywordsFreud
dc.subject.keywordsSigmund Freud
dc.subject.keywordsHumanistic psychology
dc.subject.keywordsPositive psychology
dc.subject.keywordsNegative psychology
dc.subject.keywordsPessimism
dc.subject.keywordsWill
dc.subject.keywordsRepresentation
dc.subject.keywordsEthics
dc.subject.keywordsMorality
dc.subject.keywordsArt
dc.subject.keywordsAesthetics
dc.subject.keywordsWill-to-live
dc.subject.keywordsDenial of the will-to-live
dc.subject.keywordsThing-in-itself
dc.subject.keywordsThing in itself
dc.subject.keywordsKant
dc.subject.keywordsImmanuel Kant
dc.subject.keywordsPlato
dc.subject.keywordsDescartes
dc.subject.keywordsMotives
dc.subject.keywordsMotivation
dc.subject.keywordsFree will
dc.subject.keywordsCharacter
dc.subject.keywordsPersonality
dc.subject.keywordsDeath
dc.subject.keywordsIdealism
dc.subject.keywordsCritical idealism
dc.subject.keywordsTranscendental idealism
dc.subject.keywordsTranscendental
dc.subject.keywordsTranscendentalism
dc.subject.keywordsRealism
dc.subject.keywordsSuffering
dc.subject.keywordsPain
dc.subject.keywordsBerkeley
dc.subject.keywordsSpinoza
dc.subject.keywordsHegel
dc.subject.keywordsKierkegaard
dc.subject.keywordsNietzsche
dc.subject.keywordsFichte
dc.subject.keywordsSchiller
dc.subject.keywordsGoethe
dc.subject.keywordsSelf-control
dc.subject.keywordsSelf-knowledge
dc.subject.keywordsSelf-awareness
dc.subject.keywordsCharacter traits
dc.subject.keywordsPersonality traits
dc.subject.keywordsWorldview
dc.subject.keywordsHuman nature
dc.subject.keywordsKnowledge
dc.subject.keywordsCognition
dc.subject.keywordsPleasure
dc.subject.keywordsEudaimonism
dc.subject.keywordsHedonism
dc.subject.keywordsGerman idealism
dc.subject.keywordsGermany
dc.subject.keywordsEurope
dc.subject.keywordsWill and representation
dc.subject.keywordsCause and effect
dc.subject.keywordsDeterminism
dc.subject.keywordsWill-less knowing
dc.subject.keywordsPrinciple of sufficient reason
dc.subject.keywordsPrinciple of individuation
dc.subject.keywordsWill-in-nature
dc.subject.keywordsThe world as will and representation
dc.subject.keywordsParerga and paralipomena
dc.subject.keywordsThe two fundamental problems with ethics
dc.subject.keywordsThe fourfold root of the principle of sufficient reason
dc.subject.keywordsDreams
dc.subject.keywordsDream interpretation
dc.subject.keywordsPsychoanalysis
dc.subject.keywordsRogers
dc.subject.keywordsCsikszentmihalyi
dc.subject.keywordsSeligman
dc.subject.keywordsMay
dc.subject.keywordsMaslow
dc.subject.keywordsPositive
dc.subject.keywordsNegative
dc.subject.keywordsMisogyny
dc.subject.keywordsDarwin
dc.subject.keywordsCartwright
dc.subject.keywordsJanaway
dc.subject.keywordsPlesa
dc.subject.keywordsPatric Plesa
dc.subject.keywordsSexuality
dc.subject.keywordsUnconscious
dc.subject.keywordsDefense mechanisms
dc.subject.keywordsEgo
dc.subject.keywordsId
dc.subject.keywordsThe ego and the id
dc.subject.keywordsHydraulic model
dc.subject.keywordsDrive reduction model
dc.subject.keywordsRepression
dc.subject.keywordsDisplacement
dc.subject.keywordsSublimation
dc.subject.keywordsInstincts
dc.subject.keywordsSexual instinct
dc.subject.keywordsDeath instinct
dc.subject.keywordsThanatos
dc.subject.keywordsEros
dc.subject.keywordsPleasure principle
dc.subject.keywordsReality principle
dc.subject.keywordsAnalysis
dc.subject.keywordsPathology
dc.subject.keywordsParapsychology
dc.subject.keywordsEducation
dc.subject.keywordsClinical
dc.subject.keywordsExperimental
dc.subject.keywordsTherapy
dc.subject.keywordsWorldview
dc.subject.keywordsMusic
dc.subject.keywordsPoetry
dc.subject.keywordsLiterature
dc.subject.keywordsPainting
dc.subject.keywordsHappiness
dc.subject.keywordsHappy life
dc.subject.keywordsHierarchy of needs
dc.subject.keywordsIntelligence
dc.subject.keywordsIntellect
dc.subject.keywordsKnowledge
dc.subject.keywordsReaction
dc.titleSchopenhauer's Psychological Worldview: History, Philosophy and Relevance
dc.typeElectronic Thesis or Dissertationen_US

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