Schopenhauer says, "The cooperation of the beholder, which is referred to above, as demanded for the enjoyment of a work of art, depends partly upon the fact that every work of art can only produce its effect through the medium of the fancy; therefore it must excite this, and can never allow it to be left out of the play and remain inactive. This is a condition of the aesthetic effect, and therefore a fundamental law of all fine arts."

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Schopenhauer argues that the enjoyment of a work of art depends on the cooperation of the beholder and their imagination or "fancy." The work of art must excite the imagination in order to produce an aesthetic effect, making this a fundamental law of all fine arts.

Schopenhauer Says, "The Cooperation of the Beholder, Which Is Referred