How Nietzsche Psycho-Analyzes Schopenhauer

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Nietzsche’s strenuous relationship with Schopenhauer is well-documented. More than anyone else, Schopenhauer proved to be a lasting influence on the thinker. In a way, you could make the argument that Nietzsche’s entire philosophy is a rejection, or even an attempted destruction, of Schopenhauer’s philosophy.

As Nietzsche publishes more and more books, his critiques and rejections of Schopenhauer become more vitriolic. In Ecco Homo, he compares Schopenhauer’s philosophy to a decomposing corpse.

In Twilight of the Idols, the book that preceded Ecco Homo, Nietzsche offers a similarly poisonous but altogether more insightful critique of Schopenhauer, engaging with the content of Schopenhauer’s philosophy instead of its overall character.

But the story doesn’t end there. Nietzsche, who probably knew Schopenhauer as well as anyone can know someone through only their writings, puts on his psychologist’s hat and attempts a psychoanalysis of the man Arthur Schopenhauer.

It’s only a tiny paragraph. But like most tiny paragraphs in Twilight of the Idols, it’s chock-full of meaning. And in this video, we’ll try to extract the most important points from those few, but insightful, sentences.