Schopenhauer on Sense Perception and Aesthetic Cognition
Journal of Aesthetic Education 2011 Bart Vandenabeele 3 citations
Schopenhauer on Sense Perception and Aesthetic Cognition Bart Vandenabeele (bio) Introduction In Schopenhauer’s view, the whole organic and inorganic world is ultimately governed by an insatiable, blind will. Life as a whole is purposeless: there is no ultimate goal or meaning, for the metaphysical will is only interested in manifesting itself in (or as) a myriad of phenomena, which we call the...