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    It is not the case that Schopenhauer and Buddhist traditions hold that categorical desires reflect attachment, which generates suffering rather than reasons for continued existence.

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    • 1.Some categorical desires (parenting, meaningful work) generate intrinsic satisfaction independent of hedonic adaptation or loss.
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    • 2.The claim confuses whether desires cause suffering with whether suffering justifies renouncing desires—these require separate arguments.
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    • 3.Buddhist non-attachment aims at equanimity with desires, not elimination of them; this differs from Schopenhauer's pessimistic denial.
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    • 1.Empirically, pursuit of categorical desires (wealth, status, relationships) produces hedonic adaptation—satisfaction fades, requiring escalation.
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    • 2.Buddhist phenomenology demonstrates that attachment to impermanent objects creates dukkha through inevitable loss and disappointment.
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    • 3.Schopenhauer's will-based metaphysics explains why desire-satisfaction reinforces the cycle rather than resolving the underlying striving.
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