Chapter 100 The Regular Life of a Philosopher

Both Kant and Schopenhauer lived regular and almost rigid lives, but perhaps because of this, they had more light of reason than ordinary people. The great German philosopher Kant, famous for his book "Critique of Pure Reason", never married, lived a very regular life, and never left his hometown of Königsberg except for one trip to Danzig.Kant must go out for a walk at four o'clock every evening. It is said that people in Königsberg adjust their clocks based on the moment when Kant walked through their door, because Kant is an active standard clock, which can also give a glimpse of Kant's life rules.

Kant must invite Professor Claus to lunch every day, and he must ask his servants to send invitations to the professor every day.Klaus said: I have already arranged to have lunch every day, and I am sorry to ask you to send an invitation.Kant said: If I don't send invitations, I'm afraid you will be embarrassed if you don't want to come today and can't notify in advance. Another German philosopher, Schopenhauer, who is famous for his book The World of Will and the World of Ideas, lived alone in Frankfurt for the last 27 years of his life, and his daily life was the same. He got up at 7 in the morning, took a shower, and had a drink Coffee, then sit at the desk and write until noon.Then go out to a British restaurant for lunch.After dinner, I go home and read until four o’clock in the afternoon, and then go out for a routine walk, rain or shine, I always walk for two hours every day, and go to the library to read the times at six o’clock.Go to a play or a concert in the evening and go to bed at ten.Except for the exception of receiving visitors and occasionally breaking the order of his own life, he has lived a regular life for twenty-seven years.

The daily life of these two philosophers has actually surpassed the law and entered the rigid category.But maybe because of this habit, they have more light of reason than ordinary people. People who try to bring themselves and the world into order often focus their energy on ruthless things, such as scientific research and the pursuit of knowledge.And drive the progress of the entire human civilization, but their own lives may lack secular joy.Because joy, which often means losing control, is something they don't want.