Filosofía del arte

by Friedrich Wilhelm Joseph Schelling

Schelling, Friedrich Wilhelm Joseph. The Philosophy of Art. Edited, translated, and introduced by Douglas W. Stott. Foreword by David Simpson. First Edition. Minneapolis, University of Minnesota Press, 1989. 15 x 22,5 cm. LV, 342 pages. Original Softcover. Excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear. Includes for example the following chapters: Construction of Art As Such and in General; Construction of the Content of Art; Derivation of Mythology as the Content of Art; Contrast between Ancient and Modern Poesy in Relation to Mythology etc.

Genres: Philosophy, Art, Nonfiction, Germany

568 pages, Paperback

Published May 22, 2006

About the author

Friedrich Wilhelm Joseph Schelling, later von Schelling, was a German philosopher. Standard histories of philosophy make him the midpoint in the development of German Idealism, situating him between Fichte, his mentor prior to 1800, and Hegel, his former university roommate and erstwhile friend. Interpreting Schelling's philosophy is often difficult because of its ever-changing nature. Some scholars characterize him as a protean thinker who, although brilliant, jumped from one subject to another and lacked the synthesizing power needed to arrive at a complete philosophical system. Others challenge the notion that Schelling's thought is marked by profound breaks, instead arguing that his philosophy always focused on a few common themes, especially human freedom, the absolute, and the relationship between spirit and nature.

Schelling's thought has often been neglected, especially in the English-speaking world. This stems not only from the ascendancy of Hegel, whose mature works portray Schelling as a mere footnote in the development of Idealism, but also from his Naturphilosophie, which positivist scientists have often ridiculed for its "silly" analogizing and lack of empirical orientation. In recent years, Schelling scholars have forcefully attacked both of these sources of neglect.

Reviews

[Oriol Ràfols Grifell · Rating 4 out of 5]

Molt interessant. Els filòsofs romàntics o pre-romàntics, parlant d'art, tenen una concepció ben diferent de la nostra, feta d'escales i d'unes arts superiors a les altres, plens d'infinits i d'indicibles, però posen les bases de la revolució de l'art i de l'estudi ideològic de les belles arts. Schelling encara no ha fet el pas romàntic en el sentit que encara veu fonamentalment l'art com a imitador de la naturalesa, però comença a pintar les primeres pinzellades de la concepció avantguardista de l'art: l'art per l'art, l'art com a expressió de sentiments i altres concepcions que havien d'edificar els romàntics per acabar donant lloc a les noves formes d'art. Lessing, Schelling, Schlegel. Ells posen les bases de l'estudi filosòfic de l'art i, malgrat que les seves teories avui les veiem força antiquades, són necessàries per entendre la història de l'art. Per entendre i per gaudir llegint-les. Són entranyables.

[globulon · Rating 1 out of 5]

I got this as an e-book from google books, which I thought was pretty cool. The price was quite low compared with the usual price of an academic book of this sort.

I bought this after reading "The System of Transcendental Idealism". I was very interested in his theory of art. This work is strange though. "The System..." is more of a general philosophical work but the theory of art is very important, in fact art is placed above philosophy. Here in "The Philosophy of Art" though the situation is reversed. Philosophy is placed above art. Furthermore there is some really weird material about the ancient Greek religion being the perfect religion and using it as the basis for his philosophical analysis which seemed to me did a lot of violence to both the religion and the philosophy.

[Emilio Bazaldúa · Rating 5 out of 5]

Schelling, como uno de los representantes del romanticismo alemán, defiende la noción de la belleza como substancia. Le concede a las artes figurativas, además, la mejor de las características artísticas, pues, a su modo de ver, son las que mejor pueden alcanzar la belleza, pues logran representarla en base a la que se manifiesta en la naturaleza: belleza sustancial que sólo el artista puede aprehender en sus formas, entendiendo su infinitud y expresándola en sus múltiples formas.

Éste es un muy buen texto para introducirse al pensamiento del alemán, pues sintetiza gran parte de su filosofía estética en un breve (y formidable) discurso emitido en 1807.

[Francisco Risso · Rating 5 out of 5]

Disfrute mucho leerlo, lo cual me sorprendió ya que es el primer libro que leo sobre estética, pero creo que justamente me gusto porque propone entender la estética de una forma totalmente diferente a cómo se venía haciendo y cuáles son las mejores formas de representar los criterios de esa estética.
Me quedo con el pensamiento de que debería leer todo lo que este hombre escribió para poder entenderlo en su totalidad, además de también leer a Spinoza.

[An · Rating 3 out of 5]

M'estic intentant introduir a l'idealisme alemany i tot el que em trobo és romàntics i nacionalistes.

[Mikel C. Guerrero · Rating 5 out of 5]

a parte de ser un ensayo a la altura de su tiempo, es una obra de suma belleza, con una retórica digna de los románticos alemanes.

[Artemisa Bravo Rueda · Rating 5 out of 5]

Obra muy fértil y muy creativa. A pesar de su dificultad, esta obra de Schelling resulta más fácil de comprender que otras obras suyas como "Sistema del Idealismo Trascendental" o "Bruno". ¡La recomiendo!