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Art, Myth and Society in Hegel's Aesthetics

By David James

Book information

Publisher
Continuum
Year
2009
ISBN
0826425607, 9780826425607, 9781441198167
LCC
B2949.A4 J36 2009
Open Library ID
OL22684857M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
855 kB (875601 bytes)
Series
Continuum Studies In Philosophy
Pages
161\161
Orientation
yes
Scanned
no
Time added
2012-02-04 16:00:00

Description

Art, Myth and Society in Hegel's Aesthetics returns to the student transcripts of Hegel's lectures on aesthetics, which have yet to be translated into English and in some cases remain unpublished. David James develops the idea that these transcripts show that Hegel was primarily interested in understanding art as an historical phenomenon and, more specifically, in terms of its role in the ethical life of various peoples. This involves relating Hegel's aesthetics to his philosophies of right and history, rather than to his logic or metaphysics. The book thus offers a thorough re-evaluation of Hegel's aesthetics and its relation to his theory of objective spirit, exposing the ways in which Hegel's views on this subject are anchored in his reflections on history and on different forms of ethical life.

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