The very possibility of contemplation: The dialectics of intellect and will in Schopenhauer's aesthetics.

In this article, I explore how Schopenhauer's theory of aesthetic experience—independently of his theory of arts—accommodates the possibility of contemplation. The standard reading of his aesthetics is that contemplation becomes possible because of a certain "surplus" of intellect and facilitating e...

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Published in:	Southern Journal of Philosophy Vol. 63; no. 1; pp. 66 - 81
Main Author:	Sattar, Alexander
Format:	Article
Published:	Wiley-Blackwell Mar2025
Subjects:	Contemplation Intellect Metaphysics Schopenhauer, Arthur, 1788-1860 Modern philosophy Philosophers Intention Aesthetics Cognition
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