SCHOPENHAUER'S AESTHETICS AND GERMAN ROMANTICISM
The article reveals both the proximity of Schopenhauer's theory to the philosophy of Romanticism and the main differences of Schopenhauer's philosophy with the Romanticism views. Both Schopenhauer and Romantics highly valued Art in comparison to science and ordinary experience but they had different understanding of its essence. Art was considered by Romantics to be a way to express individuality, but Shopenhauer, on the contrary, took it to be a way to overcome individuality. However, this divergence of opinion did not keep them from sharing similar views concerning the essence of creativity.