Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, "Farbenkreis zur Symbolisierung des menschlichen Geistes- und Seelenlebens" (1809), Wikimedia Commons
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Trembling and Unafraid: Aesthetic Value in the Sublime
Masters Thesis. A revitalization of interest in the sublime has taken way. At the same time, there has been a proliferation of theories of aesthetic value. These two bodies of literature have been strangely silent one another. Given that the sublime presents us with a unique sense of cognitive and agential failure, we might wonder why we prize it so highly as an aesthetic good. In this paper, I propose a "Schopenhauerian" engagement theory can close the gap.
On Having a Personality
In Progress. "Personality" does not only refer to a psychological object of study, but a characteristic of people that we praise. Here I offer a defense of the importance of having personality in this normative sense, situating my account in the context of social world increasingly governed by prefabrication.
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