Schopenhauer: Why Society Hates Intelligence | Counsels & Maxims 34

Why the stupid are sociable & the wise are acerbic. Schopenhauer playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLPCGA67J8M2KKGYj3S0Jc1CdrmLOMXVVh Section 34 of Counsels and Maxims (1851) 0:00 Introduction 0:53 Intelligence is Unpopular 3:27 Gracian Quote 4:16 From Intellect to Will 6:52 No Social Respect for Intellect 9:10 The Social Advantages of Being Stupid 10:40 Women and Beauty 11:52 The Most Schopenhauerian Footnote Ever 14:42 Why Pretty Girls Have No Girl Friends #Philosophy #Schopenhauer #lifeadvice Music: Among the Clouds, by Darren Curtis Thumbnail Image: 1815 Portrait, By Ludwig Sigismund Ruhl - Schopenhauer-Archiv der Stadt- und Universitätsbibliothek Frankfurt am Main, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=394003 Gracian Image: By anonymous - http://www.espaciopirineos.com/index.php?view=image&format=raw&type=img&id=495&option=com_joomgallery&Itemid=66&lang=es, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=30036615