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Arthur Schopenhauer

Philosopher whose pessimism and art theory are discussed.

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Arthur Schopenhauer shows up with force in Chapter III: Aesthetic Theories of the Eighteenth and Nineteenth Centuries. The page is where that presence becomes real.

Opposes Hegel, viewing beauty as objectification of Will on various planes.
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PLPlatoLVLudwig van Bee…IKImmanuel KantRWRichard WagnerJMJean MoréasASArthur Schopenhauer

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  • Referenced thinkers and artists
  • True and counterfeit artists
  • Moral and national artists

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