Hegel and the Arts

Book Overview

That aesthetics is central to Hegel's philosophical enterprise is not widely acknowledged, nor has his significant contribution to the discipline been truly appreciated. Some may be familiar with his theory of tragedy and his (supposed) doctrine of the "end of art," but many philosophers and writers on art pay little or no attention to his lectures on aesthetics. The essays in this collection, all but one written specifically for this volume, aim...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0810123622
• ISBN13: 9780810123625
• Release Date: May 2007
• Publisher: Northwestern University Press
• Length: 382 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.3" x 9.0"