Hold on how is this relevant ? <| sep |> I hate all of you so much . <| sep |> Upvoted for evidence of Christ <| sep |> He has had an undeniable influence on aesthetics . Particularly on tragic form e . g . Birth of Tragedy chapters 7 8 . And Kierkegaard ' s EitherOr and several other books features discussion of the effect Shakespeare has had on him . And here ' s a bit on Shakespeare ' s influence on Hegelian aesthetics . As for whether he could be considered a philosopher this depends on how you define philosophy , but is in any case quite misleading . He was an artist first and foremost , and his priority was in creating affects and percepts , not concepts . <| sep |> Why would you say planche is not a skill ? Simply because something requires strength does not mean it doesn ' t require skill .