The essence of the world as an experience of aesthetic contemplation in Arthur Schopenhauer

Abstract

This article analyzes the constitution of the metaphysics of the beautiful in the philosophy of Arthur Schopenhauer present in the book The world as will and as representation. Therefore, an exposition of the theoretical foundations of the metaphysics of the Will is made, and then the steps that comprise all the pessimism characteristic of the author's thought are examined, and thus understand how these contribute to the composition of aesthetic contemplation. Thus, a bibliographical research on the theme will be carried out, aiming to understand how these conceptions contribute to the aesthetic experience, analyzing the main concepts and particularities of the ideas of the German philosopher.