Explain What Schopenhauer Means When He Says, "The Whole Foundation

question 133

Essay

Explain what Schopenhauer means when he says, "The whole foundation on which our existence rests is the present." Furthermore, "It lies, then, in the very nature of our existence to take the form of constant motion, and to offer no possibility of our ever attaining the rest for which we are always striving."

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Definitions:

Market Price

The current price at which a good or service is bought and sold in a market, determined by the interplay of supply and demand.

Purely Competitive Market

A market structure characterized by many buyers and sellers, homogeneous products, and free entry and exit, leading to price being dictated by supply and demand.

Economic Profit

The difference between a firm's total revenues and its total costs, including both explicit and implicit costs, representing surplus value created.

Average Fixed Cost

The fixed costs of production divided by the quantity of output produced.