Single Idea 21927

[catalogued under 21. Aesthetics / C. Artistic Issues / 5. Objectivism in Art]

Full Idea

The emphasis on the presentation of Platonic Ideas distinguishes Schopenhauer's theory of art from standard Romantic theories, which emphasize the expression of emotion and feeling.

Gist of Idea

Schopenhauer emphasises Ideas in art, unlike most romantics

Source

report of Arthur Schopenhauer (The World as Will and Idea [1819], II) by Peter B. Lewis - Schopenhauer 5

Book Reference

Lewis, Peter B.: 'Schopenhauer' [Reaktion Books 2012], p.111


A Reaction

Theories of art that neglect ideas, even if subliminally expressed, have gone badly wrong.