Explain What Schopenhauer Means When He Says, "Life Presents Itself

question 71

Essay

Explain what Schopenhauer means when he says, "Life presents itself chiefly as a task-the task, I mean, of subsisting at all. If this is accomplished, life is a burden, and then there comes the second task of doing something with that which has been won-of warding off boredom, which, like a bird of prey, hovers over us, ready to fall wherever it sees a life secure from need."

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Definitions:

Neur/o

The prefix related to nerves or the nervous system, used in medical terms.

Pyromania

A psychiatric disorder characterized by an irresistible urge to deliberately start fires.

Pyr/o

This refers to fire or fever; often used in medical terms to describe conditions related to heat or burning sensations.

Gynecoid

Pertaining to the female body shape or female characteristics, often used in medical contexts to describe physical traits.