In regards to the sublime, 18^th century philosophers hoped they could write in an uncontrollable fashion about things that are already controlled.

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18th-century philosophers on the sublime, such as Edmund Burke, sought to understand and articulate the experience of the sublime as an overwhelming or awe-inspiring aesthetic experience, often in the face of nature's vastness or power, rather than aiming to write uncontrollably about controlled things.

In Regards to the Sublime, 18th Century Philosophers Hoped They

In Regards to the Sublime, 18^th Century Philosophers Hoped They