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Art, Myth and Society in Hegel's Aesthetics (Continuum Studies in Philosophy)

By David James

Book information

Year
2009
ISBN
0826425607, 9780826425607
LCC
B2949.A4 J36 2009
Open Library ID
OL22684857M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
902 kB (923559 bytes)
Pages
160\161
Topic
Education
Scanned
yes
Time added
2011-06-04 13:46:07

Description

This is an important new monograph relating Hegel's aesthetics to his philosophies of religion and history and, in particular, his philosophy of right. "Art, Myth and Society in Hegel's Aesthetics" returns to the student transcripts of Hegel's lectures on aesthetics, some of which have never been published and none of which have been translated into English, in an attempt to systematically relate Hegel's aesthetics to his philosophies of religion and history and, in particular, his philosophy of right. David James develops the idea that these transcripts show that Hegel was primarily interested in understanding art as an historical phenomenon and, in terms of its function in human history, more specifically, its role in the ethical life of the people. 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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