SCHOPENHAUER Explained: Aesthetics of Music and Nature (pt. 3)

In the third and final part of our series on the core philosophy of German philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer, we explore his theory of aesthetics. We highly recommend you watch the previous videos in this series, on both his metaphysics and ethics, before watching this one.
Schopenhauer has sometimes been called "the artists' philosopher" because of his lasting influence on art. Art, for Schopenhauer, is a way for us to forget our suffering, even for only a short time. And music was the most perfect means to do so. Lots of artists took Schopenhauer's aesthetic theory to heart and felt emboldened in the pursuit of their craft as a result. We also touch upon his rediscovery of the Platonic Ideas.

Watch: SCHOPENHAUER Explained: Metaphysics of the Will:
Watch: SCHOPENHAUER Explained: Ethics of Compassion (pt. 2)

[WeltgeistYT]

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[BolivarArkestra]

This is fantastic, your writing and editing is top notch :)

[RNCM_Philosophy]

Great summary. My biggest problem with this argument (speaking as a classical musician) however is that it obscures the fact that aesthetic experience, especially in music, can be very addictive. When hard drug addicts talk about their addiction, some say that it "feels like a warm hug, " that it is a temporary "escape" from the suffering of the world (despite the fact that it perpetuates suffering). I know many musicians who are addicted to their craft in quite an unhealthy way. I wonder what Schopenhauer thought of addiction?

[greenhilo]

This is wonderful! Great explanations, supporting quotes, and visuals

[bret]

These videos have inspired me to read Schopenhauer. His philosophy and especially his aesthetics are almost exactly the philosophy I have pieced together for myself over the past few years. I also discovered Aivozovsky and Bernini through your channel so thank you. The only thing I would suggest is you should add some music to your videos! Especially considering how much music meant to Schopenhauer and Nietzsche. Just a suggestion. I thank you for opening my eyes to my new favorite philosopher!

Edit: I forgot to say I am a young musician, so I am fulfilling Schopenhauer's aesthetic as well as his ascetic ideals by being broke hahaha :)

[desertportal]

You have done all of us a real service with these vids on Schopenhauer. Many thanks.

[leonfourie]

Looking forward to the future of this channel. Thank you.

[jonathanmoore]

Great work, particularly re music and will. Thank you.

[gabisyderas]

The english literary critic Walter Pater once wrote that every type of art aspires for the "Condition of music". To my knowledge, he did not reference schopenhauer in his writings (he worked a lot from sources like the french aesthetics like Baudelaire) but i can feel a lot of similarity between both. Great video!

[bindurawat]

Your vedios are very helpful to me thanku so much for your contribution

[johnrigas]

Excellent video. Informative and elegant. Thank you!

[mingmiao]

Awesome stuff! Crystal clear explanation

[DawarRashid]

Fantastic work! Really clear and concise explanation and the visuals were very helpful and well-selected. Watched all 3 back to back as a “pre-show” to diving into Schopenhauer’s book. Also I’m curious if you could mention which piece of music you played at the end of the video :)

[ElusiveCube]

I love this channel, you know I frequently listening to some sub saharan Americans, they are all philosophers, so so strange, ( THEY LOVE KNOWLEDGE) yet are always at the bottom of knowledge, many time they completely miss the essence of philosophy. They think big words suffice for coherency and depth.

[trewtrewq]

First comment (i guess), yeeey! Keep up the good work.

[photomancer]

So the short conclusion is "Art is an expression of the will". If living things are the result of the will manifesting itself in nature and man-made art is the artist's expressing himself, whatever kind of art, they are all just the will expressing itself, as if the will being a painter and the sublime nature is the painting.

[mawla]

Hi, I love these videos. I am trying to understand the philosophy of music. Any recommendations?

[royal_berg]

: music is not apart of this world, and since this world is a hell, music brings us closer to heaven : So secretly my whole life i seriously think exactly like Schopenhauer, his dark starff" isnt dark to me, i get it inheretly, and his understanding of music is unbelievably understandable.

[DeadTalkLive]

Good video ♥♥♥! As a fellow YouTuber, I am always looking for fresh ideas! Nice Job!

[AKrn]

Your videos make me forget life is hell for a little while therefore, art.