PHIL 367 Lecture : PHIL 367 - Lecture (Mar. 21st)
Document Summary
For schopenhauer, sex is the cornerstone of the will. It is always present in our mind, and is what drives our existence. In animals, genitalia is the central focus for the will. The love for aesthetics is no different than a sexual desire for schopenhauer. Reason is feminine, intellect is feminine; however, these traits are secondary to will and desire, which are masculine. Reason is entirely dependent on what it receives. It does not help in morality, in creation, in art. The transcendental subject loses its pride of place in schopenhauer. Schopenhauer"s subject is the i that cannot see itself. We can experience timeless reality, being that is not spliced, in conflict; in this state, one no longer considers time, but rather, with being. As subject, we are a clear mirror of the object. Schopenhauer believes that this state is possible only in art. Music is the objectification of the will; it is the highest form of human attainment.