Schopenhauer: Why Society Hates Intelligence | Counsels & Maxims 34

Why the stupid are sociable & the wise are acerbic.

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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

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Music: Among the Clouds, by Darren Curtis

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