Subjectivity and objectivity: the aesthetic emphasis on Goethe's Wilhelm Meister

• Grant number: 19/18778-4
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Scientific Initiation
• Start date: December 01, 2019
• End date: March 31, 2021
• Field of knowledge: Humanities - Philosophy
• Principal Investigator: Arlenice Almeida da Silva
• Grantee: Renato Costa Leandro
• Host Institution: Escola de Filosofia, Letras e Ciências Humanas (EFLCH). Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP). Campus Guarulhos. Guarulhos , SP, Brazil

Abstract

This project aims to examine the relationship between subjectivity and objectivity in the novel of formation Wilhelm Meister Apprenticeship by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, in the light of the concept of aesthetic disinterest presented by Immanuel Kant in his Critique of Judgment. In this direction, we will analyze the important discussion about "destiny" and "chance" undertaken by Goethe throughout his novel, whose foundations, besides dialoguing with the philosophical and literary tradition, are also determinant to understanding the subjective and objective aspects of the work. (AU)