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1 Introduction2 Schopenhauer’s Philosophical System
3 Schopenhauer and the Aesthetic Experience4 Kinds of Aesthetic Experience
Ratto di Prosperina-Gian Lorenzo Bernini
Aesthetics For LifeW11: Schopenhauer’s Aesthetics
Dr. Meagan Louie
“stop considering the Where,When, Why and Wherefore ofthings but simply andexclusively consider the What”.
- Schopenhauer
Dr. Meagan Louie
1 Introduction2 Schopenhauer’s Philosophical System
3 Schopenhauer and the Aesthetic Experience4 Kinds of Aesthetic Experience
Outline
1 1 Introduction
Dr. Meagan Louie
1 Introduction2 Schopenhauer’s Philosophical System
3 Schopenhauer and the Aesthetic Experience4 Kinds of Aesthetic Experience
The Course So Far
1. Philosophy of Art Theories. Eg., Aesthetic VS Contextualist VS Constructivist. . Representation VS Expression
2. Art History Movements. Eg., Classic Renaissance, Baroque, Rococo, etc.,
3. Art Theory. Eg., Form Theory, Colour Theory
4. Aesthetic Theories. → Mostly, Kant’s criteria for aesthetic judgements
This Week: Schopenhauer’s Aesthetics
Dr. Meagan Louie
1 Introduction2 Schopenhauer’s Philosophical System
3 Schopenhauer and the Aesthetic Experience4 Kinds of Aesthetic Experience
The Course So Far
1. Philosophy of Art Theories. Eg., Aesthetic VS Contextualist VS Constructivist. . Representation VS Expression
2. Art History Movements. Eg., Classic Renaissance, Baroque, Rococo, etc.,
3. Art Theory. Eg., Form Theory, Colour Theory
4. Aesthetic Theories. → Mostly, Kant’s criteria for aesthetic judgements
This Week: Schopenhauer’s Aesthetics
Dr. Meagan Louie
1 Introduction2 Schopenhauer’s Philosophical System
3 Schopenhauer and the Aesthetic Experience4 Kinds of Aesthetic Experience
The Course So Far
1. Philosophy of Art Theories. Eg., Aesthetic VS Contextualist VS Constructivist. . Representation VS Expression
2. Art History Movements. Eg., Classic Renaissance, Baroque, Rococo, etc.,
3. Art Theory. Eg., Form Theory, Colour Theory
4. Aesthetic Theories. → Mostly, Kant’s criteria for aesthetic judgements
This Week: Schopenhauer’s Aesthetics
Dr. Meagan Louie
1 Introduction2 Schopenhauer’s Philosophical System
3 Schopenhauer and the Aesthetic Experience4 Kinds of Aesthetic Experience
The Course So Far
1. Philosophy of Art Theories. Eg., Aesthetic VS Contextualist VS Constructivist. . Representation VS Expression
2. Art History Movements. Eg., Classic Renaissance, Baroque, Rococo, etc.,
3. Art Theory. Eg., Form Theory, Colour Theory
4. Aesthetic Theories. → Mostly, Kant’s criteria for aesthetic judgements
This Week: Schopenhauer’s Aesthetics
Dr. Meagan Louie
1 Introduction2 Schopenhauer’s Philosophical System
3 Schopenhauer and the Aesthetic Experience4 Kinds of Aesthetic Experience
The Course So Far
1. Philosophy of Art Theories. Eg., Aesthetic VS Contextualist VS Constructivist. . Representation VS Expression
2. Art History Movements. Eg., Classic Renaissance, Baroque, Rococo, etc.,
3. Art Theory. Eg., Form Theory, Colour Theory
4. Aesthetic Theories. → Mostly, Kant’s criteria for aesthetic judgements
This Week: Schopenhauer’s Aesthetics
Dr. Meagan Louie
1 Introduction2 Schopenhauer’s Philosophical System
3 Schopenhauer and the Aesthetic Experience4 Kinds of Aesthetic Experience
The Basics of Schopenhauer’s Aesthetics
Schopenhauer’saesthetic theory
1. Relation to his generaltheory of philosophy(The Will and Representation)
2. The primariness of theaesthetic experience(in contrast to Kant’s
aesthetic judgement)
3. The Beautiful,Stimulating and theSublime
Dr. Meagan Louie
1 Introduction2 Schopenhauer’s Philosophical System
3 Schopenhauer and the Aesthetic Experience4 Kinds of Aesthetic Experience
2.1 Schopenhauer’s Philosophical Influences2.2 Schopenhauer’s Ontology
Outline
2 2 Schopenhauer’s Philosophical System2.1 Schopenhauer’s Philosophical Influences2.2 Schopenhauer’s Ontology
Dr. Meagan Louie
1 Introduction2 Schopenhauer’s Philosophical System
3 Schopenhauer and the Aesthetic Experience4 Kinds of Aesthetic Experience
2.1 Schopenhauer’s Philosophical Influences2.2 Schopenhauer’s Ontology
Schopenhauer’s Philosophical Influences
. . Schopenhauer cited Plato and Kant as his main influences
. . . .
Dr. Meagan Louie
1 Introduction2 Schopenhauer’s Philosophical System
3 Schopenhauer and the Aesthetic Experience4 Kinds of Aesthetic Experience
2.1 Schopenhauer’s Philosophical Influences2.2 Schopenhauer’s Ontology
Schopenhauer’s Philosophical Influences
As in Plato’s Theory of Forms,. Schopenhauer distinguishes between two kinds of realities:
1 Objective Reality: What exists in theworld, independent of any observer(cf.,Plato’s true, immortal FORMS)
2 Subjective Reality: What an observerperceives, as filtered through theirsensory and cognitive processes(cf., imperfect temporal expressions of FORMS)
. (more on Schopenhauer’s ontology in section 2.2)
Dr. Meagan Louie
1 Introduction2 Schopenhauer’s Philosophical System
3 Schopenhauer and the Aesthetic Experience4 Kinds of Aesthetic Experience
2.1 Schopenhauer’s Philosophical Influences2.2 Schopenhauer’s Ontology
Schopenhauer’s Philosophical Influences
As in Plato’s Theory of Forms,. Schopenhauer distinguishes between two kinds of realities:
1 Objective Reality: What exists in theworld, independent of any observer(cf.,Plato’s true, immortal FORMS)
2 Subjective Reality: What an observerperceives, as filtered through theirsensory and cognitive processes(cf., imperfect temporal expressions of FORMS)
. (more on Schopenhauer’s ontology in section 2.2)
Dr. Meagan Louie
1 Introduction2 Schopenhauer’s Philosophical System
3 Schopenhauer and the Aesthetic Experience4 Kinds of Aesthetic Experience
2.1 Schopenhauer’s Philosophical Influences2.2 Schopenhauer’s Ontology
Schopenhauer’s Philosophical Influences
Schopenhauer was also influenced by the division of reality. as found in the Upanishads (c. 900–600 BCE),
eg., the concepts of
BRAHMAN:→ Ultimate reality of theuniverse/everything
ATMAN:→ Individual reality
Unlike Plato’s distinction, Brahman and Atman are both eternal and constant
Dr. Meagan Louie
1 Introduction2 Schopenhauer’s Philosophical System
3 Schopenhauer and the Aesthetic Experience4 Kinds of Aesthetic Experience
2.1 Schopenhauer’s Philosophical Influences2.2 Schopenhauer’s Ontology
Schopenhauer’s Philosophical Influences
Unlike Plato, and as per Kant’s Critique of Judgement,. however, Schopenhauer believed that
1 Aesthetics and art are worthy ofphilosophical examination
2 Beauty should be investigated as asubjective phenomenon
(eg., in terms of its effect on the perceiver,
not the objective properties of the stimulus)
. (more on Schopenhauer’s aesthetics in section 3)
Dr. Meagan Louie
1 Introduction2 Schopenhauer’s Philosophical System
3 Schopenhauer and the Aesthetic Experience4 Kinds of Aesthetic Experience
2.1 Schopenhauer’s Philosophical Influences2.2 Schopenhauer’s Ontology
Schopenhauer’s Philosophical Influences
Unlike Plato, and as per Kant’s Critique of Judgement,. however, Schopenhauer believed that
1 Aesthetics and art are worthy ofphilosophical examination
2 Beauty should be investigated as asubjective phenomenon
(eg., in terms of its effect on the perceiver,
not the objective properties of the stimulus)
. (more on Schopenhauer’s aesthetics in section 3)
Dr. Meagan Louie
1 Introduction2 Schopenhauer’s Philosophical System
3 Schopenhauer and the Aesthetic Experience4 Kinds of Aesthetic Experience
2.1 Schopenhauer’s Philosophical Influences2.2 Schopenhauer’s Ontology
Schopenhauer’s Philosophical Influences
Unlike Plato, and as per Kant’s Critique of Judgement,. however, Schopenhauer believed that
1 Aesthetics and art are worthy ofphilosophical examination
2 Beauty should be investigated as asubjective phenomenon
(eg., in terms of its effect on the perceiver,
not the objective properties of the stimulus)
. (more on Schopenhauer’s aesthetics in section 3)
Dr. Meagan Louie
1 Introduction2 Schopenhauer’s Philosophical System
3 Schopenhauer and the Aesthetic Experience4 Kinds of Aesthetic Experience
2.1 Schopenhauer’s Philosophical Influences2.2 Schopenhauer’s Ontology
Schopenhauer’s Ontology: The Will and Representations
2.2 Schopenhauer’s Ontology
WILL
PLATONIC IDEAS (Universal objects)
SPATIO-TEMPORAL OBJECTS
DCBA
Direct Objectification
Indirect Objectification
Dr. Meagan Louie
1 Introduction2 Schopenhauer’s Philosophical System
3 Schopenhauer and the Aesthetic Experience4 Kinds of Aesthetic Experience
2.1 Schopenhauer’s Philosophical Influences2.2 Schopenhauer’s Ontology
Schopenhauer’s Ontology: The Will and Representations
Schopenhauer divides reality into two aspects:. The WILL and REPRESENTATIONS
1 The Will: “a blind, purposeless urge orstriving akin to energy” [Shapshay(2012)](objective reality)
2 Representations: What humansperceive via our cognition/intellect(subjective reality)
Dr. Meagan Louie
1 Introduction2 Schopenhauer’s Philosophical System
3 Schopenhauer and the Aesthetic Experience4 Kinds of Aesthetic Experience
2.1 Schopenhauer’s Philosophical Influences2.2 Schopenhauer’s Ontology
Schopenhauer’s Ontology: The Will and Representations
Schopenhauer’s Ontology
WILL
PLATONIC IDEAS (Universal objects)
SPATIO-TEMPORAL OBJECTS
DCBA
Direct Objectification
Indirect Objectification
Dr. Meagan Louie
1 Introduction2 Schopenhauer’s Philosophical System
3 Schopenhauer and the Aesthetic Experience4 Kinds of Aesthetic Experience
2.1 Schopenhauer’s Philosophical Influences2.2 Schopenhauer’s Ontology
Schopenhauer’s Ontology: The Will [Wicks(2015)]“a blind, purposeless urge or striving akin to energy”
The WILL is subject to two different grades of objectification
Direct objectification into a set ofuniversal objects (Platonic Ideas)
Timeless/spaceless abstract patterns forthe individual objects we perceive
Dr. Meagan Louie
1 Introduction2 Schopenhauer’s Philosophical System
3 Schopenhauer and the Aesthetic Experience4 Kinds of Aesthetic Experience
2.1 Schopenhauer’s Philosophical Influences2.2 Schopenhauer’s Ontology
Schopenhauer’s Ontology: The Will [Wicks(2015)]“a blind, purposeless urge or striving akin to energy”
The WILL is subject to two different grades of objectification
Indirect objectification of the PlatonicIdeas into the individual objects weperceive
These are spatio-temporal objects(i.e., have temporal/spatial boundaries -objects we locate in space and time)
Dr. Meagan Louie
1 Introduction2 Schopenhauer’s Philosophical System
3 Schopenhauer and the Aesthetic Experience4 Kinds of Aesthetic Experience
2.1 Schopenhauer’s Philosophical Influences2.2 Schopenhauer’s Ontology
Schopenhauer’s Ontology: The Will and Representations
Schopenhauer’s Ontology
WILL
PLATONIC IDEAS (Universal objects)
SPATIO-TEMPORAL OBJECTS
DCBA
Direct Objectification
Indirect Objectification
Dr. Meagan Louie
1 Introduction2 Schopenhauer’s Philosophical System
3 Schopenhauer and the Aesthetic Experience4 Kinds of Aesthetic Experience
2.1 Schopenhauer’s Philosophical Influences2.2 Schopenhauer’s Ontology
Schopenhauer’s Ontology: The Will [Wicks(2015)]“a blind, purposeless urge or striving akin to energy”
Indirect objectification is due to human cognition
Humans impose a principle that statesthat everything has a cause/reason(The Principle of Sufficient Reason);
Causality: If X causes Y, then. X 6= Y, and. X temporally precedes Y
For causality to be established, realitymust be perceived as anchored inspace-time
Dr. Meagan Louie
1 Introduction2 Schopenhauer’s Philosophical System
3 Schopenhauer and the Aesthetic Experience4 Kinds of Aesthetic Experience
2.1 Schopenhauer’s Philosophical Influences2.2 Schopenhauer’s Ontology
Schopenhauer’s Ontology: The Will [Wicks(2015)]“a blind, purposeless urge or striving akin to energy”
Indirect objectification is due to human cognition
Humans impose a principle that statesthat everything has a cause/reason(The Principle of Sufficient Reason);
Causality: If X causes Y, then. X 6= Y, and. X temporally precedes Y
For causality to be established, realitymust be perceived as anchored inspace-time
Dr. Meagan Louie
1 Introduction2 Schopenhauer’s Philosophical System
3 Schopenhauer and the Aesthetic Experience4 Kinds of Aesthetic Experience
2.1 Schopenhauer’s Philosophical Influences2.2 Schopenhauer’s Ontology
Schopenhauer’s Ontology: The Will [Wicks(2015)]“a blind, purposeless urge or striving akin to energy”
Indirect objectification is due to human cognition
Humans impose a principle that statesthat everything has a cause/reason(The Principle of Sufficient Reason);
Causality: If X causes Y, then. X 6= Y, and. X temporally precedes Y
For causality to be established, realitymust be perceived as anchored inspace-time
Dr. Meagan Louie
1 Introduction2 Schopenhauer’s Philosophical System
3 Schopenhauer and the Aesthetic Experience4 Kinds of Aesthetic Experience
2.1 Schopenhauer’s Philosophical Influences2.2 Schopenhauer’s Ontology
Schopenhauer’s Ontology: The Will [Wicks(2015)]“a blind, purposeless urge or striving akin to energy”
Indirect objectification is due to human cognition
Humans impose a principle that statesthat everything has a cause/reason(The Principle of Sufficient Reason);
Causality: If X causes Y, then. X 6= Y, and. X temporally precedes Y
For causality to be established, realitymust be perceived as anchored inspace-time
Dr. Meagan Louie
1 Introduction2 Schopenhauer’s Philosophical System
3 Schopenhauer and the Aesthetic Experience4 Kinds of Aesthetic Experience
2.1 Schopenhauer’s Philosophical Influences2.2 Schopenhauer’s Ontology
Schopenhauer’s Ontology: The Will [Wicks(2015)]“a blind, purposeless urge or striving akin to energy”
Indirect objectification is due to human cognition
To satisfy the The Principle ofSufficient Reason, humans break upthe PLATONIC IDEAS intospatio-temporal representations
→ indirect objectification of the Will
Dr. Meagan Louie
1 Introduction2 Schopenhauer’s Philosophical System
3 Schopenhauer and the Aesthetic Experience4 Kinds of Aesthetic Experience
2.1 Schopenhauer’s Philosophical Influences2.2 Schopenhauer’s Ontology
Schopenhauer’s Doctrine of Pessimism [Shapshay(2012)]
Schopenhauer’s Doctrine of Pessimism
Fragmentation of the Will is the root of thehuman condition: Struggle and suffering
The WILL is expressed in thestrivings/struggle of living creatures;they perceive other objects in relationto their own striving will/self
“...sentient beings suffer as virtualslaves to their will to life”[Shapshay(2012)]
Dr. Meagan Louie
1 Introduction2 Schopenhauer’s Philosophical System
3 Schopenhauer and the Aesthetic Experience4 Kinds of Aesthetic Experience
2.1 Schopenhauer’s Philosophical Influences2.2 Schopenhauer’s Ontology
Schopenhauer’s Doctrine of Pessimism [Shapshay(2012)]
Schopenhauer’s Doctrine of Pessimism
Fragmentation of the Will is the root of thehuman condition: Struggle and suffering
The WILL is expressed in thestrivings/struggle of living creatures;they perceive other objects in relationto their own striving will/self
“...sentient beings suffer as virtualslaves to their will to life”[Shapshay(2012)]
Dr. Meagan Louie
1 Introduction2 Schopenhauer’s Philosophical System
3 Schopenhauer and the Aesthetic Experience4 Kinds of Aesthetic Experience
2.1 Schopenhauer’s Philosophical Influences2.2 Schopenhauer’s Ontology
Schopenhauer’s Doctrine of Pessimism [Shapshay(2012)]
Schopenhauer’s Doctrine of Pessimism
Fragmentation of the Will is the root of thehuman condition: Struggle and suffering
The WILL is expressed in thestrivings/struggle of living creatures;they perceive other objects in relationto their own striving will/self
“...sentient beings suffer as virtualslaves to their will to life”[Shapshay(2012)]
Dr. Meagan Louie
1 Introduction2 Schopenhauer’s Philosophical System
3 Schopenhauer and the Aesthetic Experience4 Kinds of Aesthetic Experience
2.1 Schopenhauer’s Philosophical Influences2.2 Schopenhauer’s Ontology
Schopenhauer’s ONTOLOGY [Shapshay(2012)]
.Schopenhauer’s Ontology: SUMMARY so far
The WILL is “a blind, purposeless urgeor striving akin to energy”[Wicks(2015)]
The WILL is subject to objectificationinto REPRESENTATIONS (direct andindirect)
Humans impose the indirectobjectification (spatio-temporalanchoring) to establish causality
Dr. Meagan Louie
1 Introduction2 Schopenhauer’s Philosophical System
3 Schopenhauer and the Aesthetic Experience4 Kinds of Aesthetic Experience
2.1 Schopenhauer’s Philosophical Influences2.2 Schopenhauer’s Ontology
Schopenhauer’s ONTOLOGY [Shapshay(2012)]
.Schopenhauer’s Ontology: SUMMARY so far
The WILL is “a blind, purposeless urgeor striving akin to energy”[Wicks(2015)]
The WILL is subject to objectificationinto REPRESENTATIONS (direct andindirect)
Humans impose the indirectobjectification (spatio-temporalanchoring) to establish causality
Dr. Meagan Louie
1 Introduction2 Schopenhauer’s Philosophical System
3 Schopenhauer and the Aesthetic Experience4 Kinds of Aesthetic Experience
2.1 Schopenhauer’s Philosophical Influences2.2 Schopenhauer’s Ontology
Schopenhauer’s ONTOLOGY [Shapshay(2012)]
.Schopenhauer’s Ontology: SUMMARY so far
The WILL is “a blind, purposeless urgeor striving akin to energy”[Wicks(2015)]
The WILL is subject to objectificationinto REPRESENTATIONS (direct andindirect)
Humans impose the indirectobjectification (spatio-temporalanchoring) to establish causality
Dr. Meagan Louie
1 Introduction2 Schopenhauer’s Philosophical System
3 Schopenhauer and the Aesthetic Experience4 Kinds of Aesthetic Experience
2.1 Schopenhauer’s Philosophical Influences2.2 Schopenhauer’s Ontology
Schopenhauer’s ONTOLOGY [Shapshay(2012)]
.Schopenhauer’s Ontology: SUMMARY so far
Humans impose the indirectobjectification (spatio-temporalanchoring) to establish causality(The Principle of Sufficient Reason)
This causes struggle and suffering(against others)(The Doctrine of Pessimism)
→ The aesthetic experience is oneway to break free from this suffering
Dr. Meagan Louie
1 Introduction2 Schopenhauer’s Philosophical System
3 Schopenhauer and the Aesthetic Experience4 Kinds of Aesthetic Experience
2.1 Schopenhauer’s Philosophical Influences2.2 Schopenhauer’s Ontology
Schopenhauer’s ONTOLOGY [Shapshay(2012)]
.Schopenhauer’s Ontology: SUMMARY so far
Humans impose the indirectobjectification (spatio-temporalanchoring) to establish causality(The Principle of Sufficient Reason)
This causes struggle and suffering(against others)(The Doctrine of Pessimism)
→ The aesthetic experience is oneway to break free from this suffering
Dr. Meagan Louie
1 Introduction2 Schopenhauer’s Philosophical System
3 Schopenhauer and the Aesthetic Experience4 Kinds of Aesthetic Experience
2.1 Schopenhauer’s Philosophical Influences2.2 Schopenhauer’s Ontology
Schopenhauer’s ONTOLOGY [Shapshay(2012)]
.Schopenhauer’s Ontology: SUMMARY so far
Humans impose the indirectobjectification (spatio-temporalanchoring) to establish causality(The Principle of Sufficient Reason)
This causes struggle and suffering(against others)(The Doctrine of Pessimism)
→ The aesthetic experience is oneway to break free from this suffering
Dr. Meagan Louie
1 Introduction2 Schopenhauer’s Philosophical System
3 Schopenhauer and the Aesthetic Experience4 Kinds of Aesthetic Experience
3.1 Review: Kant on the Aesthetic Judgement3.2 Schopenhauer on the Aesthetic Experience
Outline
3 3 Schopenhauer and the Aesthetic Experience3.1 Review: Kant on the Aesthetic Judgement3.2 Schopenhauer on the Aesthetic Experience
Dr. Meagan Louie
1 Introduction2 Schopenhauer’s Philosophical System
3 Schopenhauer and the Aesthetic Experience4 Kinds of Aesthetic Experience
3.1 Review: Kant on the Aesthetic Judgement3.2 Schopenhauer on the Aesthetic Experience
Schopenhauer’s Aesthetic:
Schopenhauer’s Aesthetic
1 Primariness of the AestheticExperience
2 Aspects of the Aesthetic Experience
3 Varieties of Aesthetic Experience(Beauty and the Sublime)
Dr. Meagan Louie
1 Introduction2 Schopenhauer’s Philosophical System
3 Schopenhauer and the Aesthetic Experience4 Kinds of Aesthetic Experience
3.1 Review: Kant on the Aesthetic Judgement3.2 Schopenhauer on the Aesthetic Experience
Review: Kant on the Aesthetic Judgement
Kant’s theory of aesthetics begins withthe aesthetic judgement. eg., “This rose is beautiful’
i.e., He claims that an aestheticjudgement must be
1 subjective2 universal3 disinterested4 and engage the intellect/imagination
Dr. Meagan Louie
1 Introduction2 Schopenhauer’s Philosophical System
3 Schopenhauer and the Aesthetic Experience4 Kinds of Aesthetic Experience
3.1 Review: Kant on the Aesthetic Judgement3.2 Schopenhauer on the Aesthetic Experience
Review: Kant on the Aesthetic Judgement
Kant’s theory of aesthetics begins withthe aesthetic judgement. eg., “This rose is beautiful’
i.e., He claims that an aestheticjudgement must be
1 subjective2 universal3 disinterested4 and engage the intellect/imagination
Dr. Meagan Louie
1 Introduction2 Schopenhauer’s Philosophical System
3 Schopenhauer and the Aesthetic Experience4 Kinds of Aesthetic Experience
3.1 Review: Kant on the Aesthetic Judgement3.2 Schopenhauer on the Aesthetic Experience
Review: Kant on the Aesthetic Judgement
Kant’s theory of aesthetics begins withthe aesthetic judgement. eg., “This rose is beautiful’
i.e., He claims that an aestheticjudgement must be
1 subjective2 universal3 disinterested4 and engage the intellect/imagination
Dr. Meagan Louie
1 Introduction2 Schopenhauer’s Philosophical System
3 Schopenhauer and the Aesthetic Experience4 Kinds of Aesthetic Experience
3.1 Review: Kant on the Aesthetic Judgement3.2 Schopenhauer on the Aesthetic Experience
Schopenhauer on the Aesthetic Experience
Schopenhauer’s theory of aesthetics starts. with the aesthetic experience
This takes place before the perceiver begins to formulate ajudgement
AESTHETIC JUDGEMENT: a propositional thought- i.e., a kind of knowledge that can be expressed with concepts;as a sentence with a truth-value judgement (“this rose is beautiful”)
AESTHETIC EXPERIENCE: yields knowledge thatis not yet conceptual/propositional
. (Connection with EPISTEMOLOGY)
Dr. Meagan Louie
1 Introduction2 Schopenhauer’s Philosophical System
3 Schopenhauer and the Aesthetic Experience4 Kinds of Aesthetic Experience
3.1 Review: Kant on the Aesthetic Judgement3.2 Schopenhauer on the Aesthetic Experience
Schopenhauer on the Aesthetic Experience
Schopenhauer’s theory of aesthetics starts. with the aesthetic experience
This takes place before the perceiver begins to formulate ajudgement
AESTHETIC JUDGEMENT: a propositional thought- i.e., a kind of knowledge that can be expressed with concepts;as a sentence with a truth-value judgement (“this rose is beautiful”)
AESTHETIC EXPERIENCE: yields knowledge thatis not yet conceptual/propositional
. (Connection with EPISTEMOLOGY)
Dr. Meagan Louie
1 Introduction2 Schopenhauer’s Philosophical System
3 Schopenhauer and the Aesthetic Experience4 Kinds of Aesthetic Experience
3.1 Review: Kant on the Aesthetic Judgement3.2 Schopenhauer on the Aesthetic Experience
Schopenhauer on the Aesthetic Experience
Schopenhauer’s theory of aesthetics starts. with the aesthetic experience
This takes place before the perceiver begins to formulate ajudgement
AESTHETIC JUDGEMENT: a propositional thought- i.e., a kind of knowledge that can be expressed with concepts;as a sentence with a truth-value judgement (“this rose is beautiful”)
AESTHETIC EXPERIENCE: yields knowledge thatis not yet conceptual/propositional
. (Connection with EPISTEMOLOGY)
Dr. Meagan Louie
1 Introduction2 Schopenhauer’s Philosophical System
3 Schopenhauer and the Aesthetic Experience4 Kinds of Aesthetic Experience
3.1 Review: Kant on the Aesthetic Judgement3.2 Schopenhauer on the Aesthetic Experience
Schopenhauer on the Aesthetic Experience
Schopenhauer’s theory of aesthetics starts. with the aesthetic experience
This takes place before the perceiver begins to formulate ajudgement
AESTHETIC JUDGEMENT: a propositional thought- i.e., a kind of knowledge that can be expressed with concepts;as a sentence with a truth-value judgement (“this rose is beautiful”)
AESTHETIC EXPERIENCE: yields knowledge thatis not yet conceptual/propositional
. (Connection with EPISTEMOLOGY)
Dr. Meagan Louie
1 Introduction2 Schopenhauer’s Philosophical System
3 Schopenhauer and the Aesthetic Experience4 Kinds of Aesthetic Experience
3.1 Review: Kant on the Aesthetic Judgement3.2 Schopenhauer on the Aesthetic Experience
Schopenhauer on the Aesthetic Experience
Normally, we share knowledge via language. - in the form of sentences/propositions
Question: How can we share non-propositional knowledge?
- i.e., how can we share the sort of knowledge that(according to Schopenhauer) the aesthetic experience yields?
→ Class Discussion
Dr. Meagan Louie
1 Introduction2 Schopenhauer’s Philosophical System
3 Schopenhauer and the Aesthetic Experience4 Kinds of Aesthetic Experience
3.1 Review: Kant on the Aesthetic Judgement3.2 Schopenhauer on the Aesthetic Experience
Schopenhauer on the Aesthetic Experience
Normally, we share knowledge via language. - in the form of sentences/propositions
Question: How can we share non-propositional knowledge?
- i.e., how can we share the sort of knowledge that(according to Schopenhauer) the aesthetic experience yields?
→ Class Discussion
Dr. Meagan Louie
1 Introduction2 Schopenhauer’s Philosophical System
3 Schopenhauer and the Aesthetic Experience4 Kinds of Aesthetic Experience
3.1 Review: Kant on the Aesthetic Judgement3.2 Schopenhauer on the Aesthetic Experience
Schopenhauer on the Aesthetic Experience
Normally, we share knowledge via language. - in the form of sentences/propositions
Question: How can we share non-propositional knowledge?
- i.e., how can we share the sort of knowledge that(according to Schopenhauer) the aesthetic experience yields?
→ Class Discussion
Dr. Meagan Louie
1 Introduction2 Schopenhauer’s Philosophical System
3 Schopenhauer and the Aesthetic Experience4 Kinds of Aesthetic Experience
3.1 Review: Kant on the Aesthetic Judgement3.2 Schopenhauer on the Aesthetic Experience
Schopenhauer on the Aesthetic Experience
.Question: How can we share non-propositional knowledge?
- i.e., how can we share the sort ofknowledge that (according toSchopenhauer) the aestheticexperience yields?
(i) ARTISTS: Try to embody theknowledge in a work of art
(ii) NON-ARTISTS: Try to capture theexperience propositionally; but thisprocess is always subject to thingsbeing lost in translation
Dr. Meagan Louie
1 Introduction2 Schopenhauer’s Philosophical System
3 Schopenhauer and the Aesthetic Experience4 Kinds of Aesthetic Experience
3.1 Review: Kant on the Aesthetic Judgement3.2 Schopenhauer on the Aesthetic Experience
Schopenhauer on the Aesthetic Experience
.Question: How can we share non-propositional knowledge?
- i.e., how can we share the sort ofknowledge that (according toSchopenhauer) the aestheticexperience yields?
(i) ARTISTS: Try to embody theknowledge in a work of art
(ii) NON-ARTISTS: Try to capture theexperience propositionally; but thisprocess is always subject to thingsbeing lost in translation
Dr. Meagan Louie
1 Introduction2 Schopenhauer’s Philosophical System
3 Schopenhauer and the Aesthetic Experience4 Kinds of Aesthetic Experience
3.1 Review: Kant on the Aesthetic Judgement3.2 Schopenhauer on the Aesthetic Experience
Schopenhauer on the Aesthetic Experience
.Question: How can we share non-propositional knowledge?
- i.e., how can we share the sort ofknowledge that (according toSchopenhauer) the aestheticexperience yields?
(i) ARTISTS: Try to embody theknowledge in a work of art
(ii) NON-ARTISTS: Try to capture theexperience propositionally; but thisprocess is always subject to thingsbeing lost in translation
Dr. Meagan Louie
1 Introduction2 Schopenhauer’s Philosophical System
3 Schopenhauer and the Aesthetic Experience4 Kinds of Aesthetic Experience
3.1 Review: Kant on the Aesthetic Judgement3.2 Schopenhauer on the Aesthetic Experience
Schopenhauer on the Aesthetic Experience
.Question: How can we share non-propositional knowledge?
- i.e., how can we share the sort ofknowledge that (according toSchopenhauer) the aestheticexperience yields?
(i) ARTISTS: Try to embody theknowledge in a work of art
(ii) NON-ARTISTS: Try to capture theexperience propositionally; but thisprocess is always subject to thingsbeing lost in translation
Dr. Meagan Louie
1 Introduction2 Schopenhauer’s Philosophical System
3 Schopenhauer and the Aesthetic Experience4 Kinds of Aesthetic Experience
3.1 Review: Kant on the Aesthetic Judgement3.2 Schopenhauer on the Aesthetic Experience
Schopenhauer on the Aesthetic Experience
.Question: But what IS the aesthetic experience?
Ordinary perception/cognition is boundby the “Principle of SufficientReasoning”
This means you usually perceive otherobjects in relation to your own strivingwill/self
When the perceiver achieves “will-less”perception of the world, they achievethe aesthetic experience
Dr. Meagan Louie
1 Introduction2 Schopenhauer’s Philosophical System
3 Schopenhauer and the Aesthetic Experience4 Kinds of Aesthetic Experience
3.1 Review: Kant on the Aesthetic Judgement3.2 Schopenhauer on the Aesthetic Experience
Schopenhauer on the Aesthetic Experience
.Question: But what IS the aesthetic experience?
Ordinary perception/cognition is boundby the “Principle of SufficientReasoning”
This means you usually perceive otherobjects in relation to your own strivingwill/self
When the perceiver achieves “will-less”perception of the world, they achievethe aesthetic experience
Dr. Meagan Louie
1 Introduction2 Schopenhauer’s Philosophical System
3 Schopenhauer and the Aesthetic Experience4 Kinds of Aesthetic Experience
3.1 Review: Kant on the Aesthetic Judgement3.2 Schopenhauer on the Aesthetic Experience
Schopenhauer on the Aesthetic Experience
.Question: But what IS the aesthetic experience?
Ordinary perception/cognition is boundby the “Principle of SufficientReasoning”
This means you usually perceive otherobjects in relation to your own strivingwill/self
When the perceiver achieves “will-less”perception of the world, they achievethe aesthetic experience
Dr. Meagan Louie
1 Introduction2 Schopenhauer’s Philosophical System
3 Schopenhauer and the Aesthetic Experience4 Kinds of Aesthetic Experience
3.1 Review: Kant on the Aesthetic Judgement3.2 Schopenhauer on the Aesthetic Experience
Schopenhauer on the Aesthetic Experience
.Question: But what IS the aesthetic experience?
Ordinary perception/cognition is boundby the “Principle of SufficientReasoning”
This means you usually perceive otherobjects in relation to your own strivingwill/self
When the perceiver achieves “will-less”perception of the world, they achievethe aesthetic experience
Dr. Meagan Louie
1 Introduction2 Schopenhauer’s Philosophical System
3 Schopenhauer and the Aesthetic Experience4 Kinds of Aesthetic Experience
3.1 Review: Kant on the Aesthetic Judgement3.2 Schopenhauer on the Aesthetic Experience
Schopenhauer on the Aesthetic Experience
.Schopenhauer:
. The aesthetic experience is will-less perception of the world
...to attain such perception, theintellect must cease viewing thingsin the ordinary way - relationallyand ultimately in relation to one’swill - she must “stop consideringthe Where, When, Why andWherefore of things but simplyand exclusively consider theWhat”
Schopenhauer’s WWR, 201,] .quoted from [Shapshay(2012)]
Dr. Meagan Louie
1 Introduction2 Schopenhauer’s Philosophical System
3 Schopenhauer and the Aesthetic Experience4 Kinds of Aesthetic Experience
3.1 Review: Kant on the Aesthetic Judgement3.2 Schopenhauer on the Aesthetic Experience
Schopenhauer on the Aesthetic Experience
.Schopenhauer:
. The aesthetic experience is will-less perception of the world
Recall that for Schopenhauer, beingdriven by the will induces suffering
So achieving “will-less perception” was
“an awesome escape from the penalservitude of willing”
“the painless state that Epicurusprized as the highest good and stateof the gods”
. (Connection with ETHICS)
Dr. Meagan Louie
1 Introduction2 Schopenhauer’s Philosophical System
3 Schopenhauer and the Aesthetic Experience4 Kinds of Aesthetic Experience
3.1 Review: Kant on the Aesthetic Judgement3.2 Schopenhauer on the Aesthetic Experience
Schopenhauer on the Aesthetic Experience
.Schopenhauer:
. The aesthetic experience is will-less perception of the world
Recall that for Schopenhauer, beingdriven by the will induces suffering
So achieving “will-less perception” was
“an awesome escape from the penalservitude of willing”
“the painless state that Epicurusprized as the highest good and stateof the gods”
. (Connection with ETHICS)
Dr. Meagan Louie
1 Introduction2 Schopenhauer’s Philosophical System
3 Schopenhauer and the Aesthetic Experience4 Kinds of Aesthetic Experience
3.1 Review: Kant on the Aesthetic Judgement3.2 Schopenhauer on the Aesthetic Experience
Schopenhauer on the Aesthetic Experience
.Schopenhauer:
. The aesthetic experience is will-less perception of the world
Recall that for Schopenhauer, beingdriven by the will induces suffering
So achieving “will-less perception” was
“an awesome escape from the penalservitude of willing”
“the painless state that Epicurusprized as the highest good and stateof the gods”
. (Connection with ETHICS)
Dr. Meagan Louie
1 Introduction2 Schopenhauer’s Philosophical System
3 Schopenhauer and the Aesthetic Experience4 Kinds of Aesthetic Experience
3.1 Review: Kant on the Aesthetic Judgement3.2 Schopenhauer on the Aesthetic Experience
Schopenhauer on the Aesthetic Experience
.Schopenhauer:
. The aesthetic experience is will-less perception of the world
Recall that for Schopenhauer, beingdriven by the will induces suffering
So achieving “will-less perception” was
“an awesome escape from the penalservitude of willing”
“the painless state that Epicurusprized as the highest good and stateof the gods”
. (Connection with ETHICS)
Dr. Meagan Louie
1 Introduction2 Schopenhauer’s Philosophical System
3 Schopenhauer and the Aesthetic Experience4 Kinds of Aesthetic Experience
3.1 Review: Kant on the Aesthetic Judgement3.2 Schopenhauer on the Aesthetic Experience
Schopenhauer on the Aesthetic Experience
.Schopenhauer:
. The aesthetic experience is will-less perception of the world
Recall that for Schopenhauer, beingdriven by the will induces suffering
So achieving “will-less perception” was
“an awesome escape from the penalservitude of willing”
“the painless state that Epicurusprized as the highest good and stateof the gods”
. (Connection with ETHICS)
Dr. Meagan Louie
1 Introduction2 Schopenhauer’s Philosophical System
3 Schopenhauer and the Aesthetic Experience4 Kinds of Aesthetic Experience
3.1 Review: Kant on the Aesthetic Judgement3.2 Schopenhauer on the Aesthetic Experience
Schopenhauer’s Aesthetic
.CLASS DISCUSSION: Aesthetics and Ethics
1 Do you agree with Schopenhauer? Can the aesthetic experience reducesuffering?
2 Is beauty something we should strive for? Eg., In terms of personalconduct (ethics)? Or even in terms of group conduct (politics)?
Dr. Meagan Louie
1 Introduction2 Schopenhauer’s Philosophical System
3 Schopenhauer and the Aesthetic Experience4 Kinds of Aesthetic Experience
3.1 Review: Kant on the Aesthetic Judgement3.2 Schopenhauer on the Aesthetic Experience
Schopenhauer on the Aesthetic Experience
Because you are no longer experiencing the world via your will, youare experiencing the Will in a less fragmented way
Will
Platonic Idea
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Perception of Platonic Ideas gives you a better insight into the Will -i.e., a better insight into the essential nature of the world
. (Connection with ONTOLOGY)
Dr. Meagan Louie
1 Introduction2 Schopenhauer’s Philosophical System
3 Schopenhauer and the Aesthetic Experience4 Kinds of Aesthetic Experience
3.1 Review: Kant on the Aesthetic Judgement3.2 Schopenhauer on the Aesthetic Experience
Schopenhauer on the Aesthetic Experience
Because you are no longer experiencing the world via your will, youare experiencing the Will in a less fragmented way
Will
Platonic Idea
ihg
Platonic Idea
fed
Platonic Idea
cba
Perception of Platonic Ideas gives you a better insight into the Will -i.e., a better insight into the essential nature of the world
. (Connection with ONTOLOGY)
Dr. Meagan Louie
1 Introduction2 Schopenhauer’s Philosophical System
3 Schopenhauer and the Aesthetic Experience4 Kinds of Aesthetic Experience
3.1 Review: Kant on the Aesthetic Judgement3.2 Schopenhauer on the Aesthetic Experience
Schopenhauer on the Aesthetic Experience
Because you are no longer experiencing the world via your will, youare experiencing the Will in a less fragmented way
Will
Platonic Idea
ihg
Platonic Idea
fed
Platonic Idea
cba
Perception of Platonic Ideas gives you a better insight into the Will -i.e., a better insight into the essential nature of the world
. (Connection with ONTOLOGY)
Dr. Meagan Louie
1 Introduction2 Schopenhauer’s Philosophical System
3 Schopenhauer and the Aesthetic Experience4 Kinds of Aesthetic Experience
4.1 The Aesthetic Experience: The Stimulating VS Beautiful4.2 The Aesthetic Experience: The Beautiful VS Sublime
Outline
4 4 Kinds of Aesthetic Experience4.1 The Aesthetic Experience: The Stimulating VS Beautiful4.2 The Aesthetic Experience: The Beautiful VS Sublime
Dr. Meagan Louie
1 Introduction2 Schopenhauer’s Philosophical System
3 Schopenhauer and the Aesthetic Experience4 Kinds of Aesthetic Experience
4.1 The Aesthetic Experience: The Stimulating VS Beautiful4.2 The Aesthetic Experience: The Beautiful VS Sublime
The Aesthetic Experience: The Stimulating Vs Beautiful
. Schopenhauer distinguishes different kinds of aesthetic experience:
Beautiful objects “meet you halfway”to will-less perception when you beholdthem
The intricacy and/or clarity of theirform makes them betterrepresentatives of their Platonic Ideas
Many objects, however, impede, asopposed to aid, will-less perception
Dr. Meagan Louie
1 Introduction2 Schopenhauer’s Philosophical System
3 Schopenhauer and the Aesthetic Experience4 Kinds of Aesthetic Experience
4.1 The Aesthetic Experience: The Stimulating VS Beautiful4.2 The Aesthetic Experience: The Beautiful VS Sublime
The Aesthetic Experience: The Stimulating Vs Beautiful
. Schopenhauer distinguishes different kinds of aesthetic experience:
Beautiful objects “meet you halfway”to will-less perception when you beholdthem
The intricacy and/or clarity of theirform makes them betterrepresentatives of their Platonic Ideas
Many objects, however, impede, asopposed to aid, will-less perception
Dr. Meagan Louie
1 Introduction2 Schopenhauer’s Philosophical System
3 Schopenhauer and the Aesthetic Experience4 Kinds of Aesthetic Experience
4.1 The Aesthetic Experience: The Stimulating VS Beautiful4.2 The Aesthetic Experience: The Beautiful VS Sublime
The Aesthetic Experience: The Stimulating Vs Beautiful
. Schopenhauer distinguishes different kinds of aesthetic experience:
Beautiful objects “meet you halfway”to will-less perception when you beholdthem
The intricacy and/or clarity of theirform makes them betterrepresentatives of their Platonic Ideas
Many objects, however, impede, asopposed to aid, will-less perception
Dr. Meagan Louie
1 Introduction2 Schopenhauer’s Philosophical System
3 Schopenhauer and the Aesthetic Experience4 Kinds of Aesthetic Experience
4.1 The Aesthetic Experience: The Stimulating VS Beautiful4.2 The Aesthetic Experience: The Beautiful VS Sublime
The Aesthetic Experience: The Stimulating Vs Beautiful
. Schopenhauer distinguishes different kinds of aesthetic experience:
Beautiful objects “meet you halfway”to will-less perception when you beholdthem
The intricacy and/or clarity of theirform makes them betterrepresentatives of their Platonic Ideas
Many objects, however, impede, asopposed to aid, will-less perception
Dr. Meagan Louie
1 Introduction2 Schopenhauer’s Philosophical System
3 Schopenhauer and the Aesthetic Experience4 Kinds of Aesthetic Experience
4.1 The Aesthetic Experience: The Stimulating VS Beautiful4.2 The Aesthetic Experience: The Beautiful VS Sublime
The Aesthetic Experience: The Stimulating Vs Beautiful
. Stimulating objects impede will-less perception
. . because they stir you to will-ful action
eg., delicious food, erotica, positivelystimulate you (induce positive willing)
eg., disgusting things negativelystimulate you (induce negative willing)
These objects cannot be perceived inthe indifferent way required foraesthetic contemplation
Dr. Meagan Louie
1 Introduction2 Schopenhauer’s Philosophical System
3 Schopenhauer and the Aesthetic Experience4 Kinds of Aesthetic Experience
4.1 The Aesthetic Experience: The Stimulating VS Beautiful4.2 The Aesthetic Experience: The Beautiful VS Sublime
The Aesthetic Experience: The Stimulating Vs Beautiful
. Stimulating objects impede will-less perception
. . because they stir you to will-ful action
eg., delicious food, erotica, positivelystimulate you (induce positive willing)
eg., disgusting things negativelystimulate you (induce negative willing)
These objects cannot be perceived inthe indifferent way required foraesthetic contemplation
Dr. Meagan Louie
1 Introduction2 Schopenhauer’s Philosophical System
3 Schopenhauer and the Aesthetic Experience4 Kinds of Aesthetic Experience
4.1 The Aesthetic Experience: The Stimulating VS Beautiful4.2 The Aesthetic Experience: The Beautiful VS Sublime
The Aesthetic Experience: The Stimulating Vs Beautiful
. Stimulating objects impede will-less perception
. . because they stir you to will-ful action
eg., delicious food, erotica, positivelystimulate you (induce positive willing)
eg., disgusting things negativelystimulate you (induce negative willing)
These objects cannot be perceived inthe indifferent way required foraesthetic contemplation
Dr. Meagan Louie
1 Introduction2 Schopenhauer’s Philosophical System
3 Schopenhauer and the Aesthetic Experience4 Kinds of Aesthetic Experience
4.1 The Aesthetic Experience: The Stimulating VS Beautiful4.2 The Aesthetic Experience: The Beautiful VS Sublime
The Aesthetic Experience: The Stimulating Vs Beautiful
. Stimulating objects impede will-less perception
. . because they stir you to will-ful action
eg., delicious food, erotica, positivelystimulate you (induce positive willing)
eg., disgusting things negativelystimulate you (induce negative willing)
These objects cannot be perceived inthe indifferent way required foraesthetic contemplation
Dr. Meagan Louie
1 Introduction2 Schopenhauer’s Philosophical System
3 Schopenhauer and the Aesthetic Experience4 Kinds of Aesthetic Experience
4.1 The Aesthetic Experience: The Stimulating VS Beautiful4.2 The Aesthetic Experience: The Beautiful VS Sublime
The Aesthetic Experience: Beautiful Vs the Sublime
. The other kinds of object/stimulus that impede will-less perception:
. Stimuli that are threatening to the human will1
eg., vast mountains, deserts,tigers/bears/wolves,
If you can (i) acknowledge the threat,and then (ii) consciously wrenchyourself away from the threat, you cancontemplate the Platonic Ideas
Schopenhauer categorizes thisaesthetic experience as the sublime
1either physically or psychologicallyDr. Meagan Louie
1 Introduction2 Schopenhauer’s Philosophical System
3 Schopenhauer and the Aesthetic Experience4 Kinds of Aesthetic Experience
4.1 The Aesthetic Experience: The Stimulating VS Beautiful4.2 The Aesthetic Experience: The Beautiful VS Sublime
The Aesthetic Experience: Beautiful Vs the Sublime
. The other kinds of object/stimulus that impede will-less perception:
. Stimuli that are threatening to the human will1
eg., vast mountains, deserts,tigers/bears/wolves,
If you can (i) acknowledge the threat,and then (ii) consciously wrenchyourself away from the threat, you cancontemplate the Platonic Ideas
Schopenhauer categorizes thisaesthetic experience as the sublime
1either physically or psychologicallyDr. Meagan Louie
1 Introduction2 Schopenhauer’s Philosophical System
3 Schopenhauer and the Aesthetic Experience4 Kinds of Aesthetic Experience
4.1 The Aesthetic Experience: The Stimulating VS Beautiful4.2 The Aesthetic Experience: The Beautiful VS Sublime
The Aesthetic Experience: Beautiful Vs the Sublime
. The other kinds of object/stimulus that impede will-less perception:
. Stimuli that are threatening to the human will1
eg., vast mountains, deserts,tigers/bears/wolves,
If you can (i) acknowledge the threat,and then (ii) consciously wrenchyourself away from the threat, you cancontemplate the Platonic Ideas
Schopenhauer categorizes thisaesthetic experience as the sublime
1either physically or psychologicallyDr. Meagan Louie
1 Introduction2 Schopenhauer’s Philosophical System
3 Schopenhauer and the Aesthetic Experience4 Kinds of Aesthetic Experience
4.1 The Aesthetic Experience: The Stimulating VS Beautiful4.2 The Aesthetic Experience: The Beautiful VS Sublime
The Aesthetic Experience: Beautiful Vs the Sublime
. The other kinds of object/stimulus that impede will-less perception:
. Stimuli that are threatening to the human will1
eg., vast mountains, deserts,tigers/bears/wolves,
If you can (i) acknowledge the threat,and then (ii) consciously wrenchyourself away from the threat, you cancontemplate the Platonic Ideas
Schopenhauer categorizes thisaesthetic experience as the sublime
1either physically or psychologicallyDr. Meagan Louie
1 Introduction2 Schopenhauer’s Philosophical System
3 Schopenhauer and the Aesthetic Experience4 Kinds of Aesthetic Experience
4.1 The Aesthetic Experience: The Stimulating VS Beautiful4.2 The Aesthetic Experience: The Beautiful VS Sublime
The Aesthetic Experience: Three Kinds of Objects
1 Beautiful: form leads easily to thewill-less contemplation of the PlatonicIdeas
2 Stimulating: form leads to will-fulldesires (not suitable for aestheticcontemplation)
3 Sublime: form is threatening, but allowsfor will-less aesthetic contemplation
Dr. Meagan Louie
1 Introduction2 Schopenhauer’s Philosophical System
3 Schopenhauer and the Aesthetic Experience4 Kinds of Aesthetic Experience
4.1 The Aesthetic Experience: The Stimulating VS Beautiful4.2 The Aesthetic Experience: The Beautiful VS Sublime
Schopenhauer’s Aesthetic
.CLASS DISCUSSION
1 Does Schopenhauer’s analysis of beauty allow for the intuition that“beauty is in the eye of the beholder”? Why or why not?
2 In what ways is Schopenhauer’s analysis of aesthetics similar toKant’s? In what ways is it different?
3 Can you think of ways how aesthetic contemplation is related toETHICS, ONTOLOGY, EPISTEMOLOGY, etc? (i.e., how canaesthetic contemplation interact with other parts of philosophy andlife?)
Dr. Meagan Louie
1 Introduction2 Schopenhauer’s Philosophical System
3 Schopenhauer and the Aesthetic Experience4 Kinds of Aesthetic Experience
4.1 The Aesthetic Experience: The Stimulating VS Beautiful4.2 The Aesthetic Experience: The Beautiful VS Sublime
REVIEW: Schopenhauer’s Aesthetic| Main Concepts
1 The WILL and REPRESENTATIONS
2 Direct objectification of the WILL into Platonic Ideas
3 Indirect objectification of the Platonic Ideas
4 The Principle of Sufficient Reason
5 The Doctrine of Pessimism
6 The Aesthetic Experience vs Aesthetic Judgement
7 Propositional vs Non-Propositional knowledge
8 The Beautiful VS Stimulating VS Sublime
Dr. Meagan Louie
1 Introduction2 Schopenhauer’s Philosophical System
3 Schopenhauer and the Aesthetic Experience4 Kinds of Aesthetic Experience
4.1 The Aesthetic Experience: The Stimulating VS Beautiful4.2 The Aesthetic Experience: The Beautiful VS Sublime
Class Instagram Assignment Option 1@SWU-LCI-AFL (password: swulciafl)
HW Instagram Assignment: Embodying non-propositional Knowledge
1. Find an example of something that different artists havecaptured/embodied in different ways- i.e., different interpretations of the same subject
2. Post these different interpretations to the class instagram, and discussthe differences in the comments
3. Remember to identify with your student code in the comment!
MAKE SURE YOU CITE/ATTRIBUTE YOUR SOURCES!!!
Dr. Meagan Louie
1 Introduction2 Schopenhauer’s Philosophical System
3 Schopenhauer and the Aesthetic Experience4 Kinds of Aesthetic Experience
4.1 The Aesthetic Experience: The Stimulating VS Beautiful4.2 The Aesthetic Experience: The Beautiful VS Sublime
Class Instagram Assignment Option 1@SWU-LCI-AFL (password: swulciafl)
Example: The temples of Angkor (Angkor Wat, Ta Prohm, AngkorThom) captured by different artists
1 http://shariblaukopf.com/2015/07/27/temples-and-tuk-tuks/
2 https://sketchaway.wordpress.com/2015/08/11/
cambodia-the-temples-of-ta-prohm-and-angkor-thom/
3 http://www.lizsteel.com/2015/08/
cambodia2015-sketchbook-part-1-temples.html
4 http://www.stephaniebower.blogspot.com.au/2015/07/
working-up-sweat-in-asia.html
5 http://www.stephaniebower.blogspot.com.au/2015/07/
at-angkor-wat-yesterday-afternoon.html
Dr. Meagan Louie
1 Introduction2 Schopenhauer’s Philosophical System
3 Schopenhauer and the Aesthetic Experience4 Kinds of Aesthetic Experience
4.1 The Aesthetic Experience: The Stimulating VS Beautiful4.2 The Aesthetic Experience: The Beautiful VS Sublime
Class Instagram Assignment@SWU-LCI-AFL (password: swulciafl)
Weekly Instagram Assignment - OPTION 2
1. Find/create examples that shows objects that you think are
(i) beautiful,
(ii) stimulating (positive or negative), and
(iii) sublime
2. Explain the kind of object your image shows in the comments, withreference to Schopenhauer’s analysis. (remember to identify with your student code!)
Dr. Meagan Louie
1 Introduction2 Schopenhauer’s Philosophical System
3 Schopenhauer and the Aesthetic Experience4 Kinds of Aesthetic Experience
4.1 The Aesthetic Experience: The Stimulating VS Beautiful4.2 The Aesthetic Experience: The Beautiful VS Sublime
Class Instagram Assignment@SWU-LCI-AFL (password: swulciafl)
Weekly Instagram Assignment - OPTION 3
1. Find/create examples that shows two objects which contrast in termsof whether they are
(i) beautiful,
(ii) stimulating (positive or negative), and
(iii) sublime
2. Explain the contrast with a comment, with reference toSchopenhauer’s analysis. (remember to identify with your student code!)
Dr. Meagan Louie
1 Introduction2 Schopenhauer’s Philosophical System
3 Schopenhauer and the Aesthetic Experience4 Kinds of Aesthetic Experience
4.1 The Aesthetic Experience: The Stimulating VS Beautiful4.2 The Aesthetic Experience: The Beautiful VS Sublime
Class Instagram Assignment@SWU-LCI-AFL (password: swulciafl)
Weekly Instagram Assignment - OPTION 4
1. Find/create examples that illustrates (or could illustrate)
(i) Something beautiful that reduces suffering
(ii) Something beautiful that confers knowledge
2. Explain how your example fits in with Schopenhauer’s aesthetics witha comment. (remember to identify with your student code!)
Dr. Meagan Louie
1 Introduction2 Schopenhauer’s Philosophical System
3 Schopenhauer and the Aesthetic Experience4 Kinds of Aesthetic Experience
4.1 The Aesthetic Experience: The Stimulating VS Beautiful4.2 The Aesthetic Experience: The Beautiful VS Sublime
References I
Shapshay, Sandra. 2012.Schopenhauer’s aesthetics.In Edward N. Zalta (ed.), The stanford encyclopedia of philosophy,Summer 2012 edn.
Wicks, Robert. 2015.Arthur schopenhauer.In Edward N. Zalta (ed.), The stanford encyclopedia of philosophy,Spring 2015 edn.
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