Schopenhauer on THE METAPHYSICS OF LOVE

Join us for a philosophical discussion of the rather pessimistic German philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer, who says "life is suffering". What is his take on love? I am intrigued to find out.

I haven't read Schopenhauer so this is a complete unknown for me. The link to a PDF copy of his essay "The Metaphysics of Love" is here (16 pages long): https://www.gutenberg.org/files/11945/11945-h/11945-h.htm#link2H_4_0014

A video by Alan de Booton on Schopenhauer and love:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wSy6mjhJC1k

And the Overthink podcast on Schopenhauer's philosophy of pessimism:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PbTvaRPkYR8

Hope to see some of you there. Please be sure to bring a lawn chair, and head towards the sheltered area with the bathrooms, we will be sitting behind that structure under a tree.

Cheers,
Colin