Schopenhaurian philosophy also suggests that the only escape from the ever-present temptations of human life is through negation of the Will, and overcoming sexual temptation is in particular a strong form of negation of the Will.
Ifølge Schopenhauer er den eneste flugt fra de altid nærværende fristelser i menneskers liv at fornægte sin vilje; overvindelse af seksuel fristelse er en særlig krævende form for viljesnægtelse.