Tag Archives: Schelling

Absolute Value – The Passing of Time versus The Living of Life

Posted on August 31, 2011 by

STUDENT: But what is the development of the human anatomy, consciousness and vocal capacity for? What’s the whole point? TEACHER: It’s not for anything but is simply an end unto itself. Most people, if asked to describe pure existence, of … Continue reading →

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Music as Purposive Organization of Sounds, without an Identifiable Purpose

Posted on August 30, 2011 by

I want to post here examples of what Kant – or at least a follower of Kant – might consider fine art. That will be difficult, because the whole point of Kantian aesthetics is to prevent us ever from writing … Continue reading →

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From Dualism to a “Higher” Monism

Posted on August 26, 2011 by

Romantic philosophy’s insistence that, all things properly viewed, there is no real distinction between thinking and acting; just as there is no real distinction between mind and body. In a word, the Romantic philosophers and scholars are attempting to close … Continue reading →

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Art and Art Education as Central to University Studies and An Index of Modern Political Life

Posted on July 20, 2011 by

[F.W.J.] Schelling‘s parting shot, in the last paragraph of his final lecture, is a sharp reminder to the state that its quality will be judged by its contribution to public and private art. In closing, let me say that it … Continue reading →

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