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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 Ref
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.
| 2824 | The collective judgement of many people on art is better than that of an individual [Aristotle] |
| 6611 | One man's meat is another man's poison [Lucretius] |
| 5643 | Aesthetic values are not objectively valid, but we must treat them as if they are [Kant, by Scruton] |
| 20410 | The judgement of beauty is not cognitive, but relates, via imagination, to pleasurable feelings [Kant] |
| 21927 | Schopenhauer emphasises Ideas in art, unlike most romantics [Schopenhauer, by Lewis,PB] |
| 12161 | We can be objective about conventions, but love of art is needed to understand its traditions [Scruton] |
| 8111 | Aesthetic objectivists must explain pleasure being essential, but not in the object [Gardner] |
| 6604 | Saying 'It's all a matter to taste' ignores the properties of the object discussed [Fogelin] |