Arthur Schopenhauer: 2 ideas and puzzles worth knowing

2 ideas and puzzles from Arthur Schopenhauer, each explained in a minute and credited to the original work. Free on Savvy.

Porcupines huddling for warmth keep stabbing each other — that's intimacy
Schopenhauer imagined a group of porcupines on a cold night, driven together for warmth, only to prick each other with their quills and scatter — then drift back together as the co…
— Arthur Schopenhauer, Parerga and Paralipomena
Hedgehogs huddling for warmth face a problem that isn't really about hedgehogs
Arthur Schopenhauer imagined a group of hedgehogs on a cold night, pressing together for warmth, only to prick each other with their spines the closer they get. Pull apart, and the…
— Arthur Schopenhauer, Parerga and Paralipomena

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