 Schopenhauer ranks the various arts according to the Ideas they represent. The higher the degree of objectivation of the Will in a given Idea, the higher the hierarchical position of the art representing that Idea. Accordingly, architecture is found at the bottom of the hierarchy, as it deals with the Ideas of basic physical forces and inanimate matter, whereas tragedy occupies the highest position, as it represents the struggles of the human condition, where the Will is most evidently manifest.