Tag Archives: Schelling

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

Posted on August 31, 2011 by Brian Kubarycz

Most people, if asked to describe pure existence, of Being, per se, might think of empty space, or some colossal unformed chunk of matter; or they might not be able to think or imagine anything at all. But the German … Continue reading →

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Music as Purposive Organization of Sounds, without an Identifiable Purpose

Posted on August 30, 2011 by Brian Kubarycz

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 Brian Kubarycz

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 Brian Kubarycz

[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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