Hegel and the arts / edited by Stephen Houlgate.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Houlgate, Stephen.

Series:

Northwestern University topics in historical philosophy

Topics in historical philosophy

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Hegel, Georg Wilhelm Friedrich, 1770-1831. Ästhetik--English.

Hegel, Georg Wilhelm Friedrich.

Aesthetics, Modern--19th century.

Aesthetics, Modern.

Art--Philosophy.

Art.

Physical Description:

xxviii, 352 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Evanston, Ill. : Northwestern University Press, [2007]

Summary:

The essays in this collection raise the profile and highlight the power of Hegel's aesthetic theory. Addressing a range of important topics, they examine the conceptual basis of Hegel's organization of his aesthetics as well as his treatment of various arts (architecture, sculpture, painting, music, and tragedy). They cover several of the most famous issues in Hegel's writing-including the "end of art" thesis, the association between art and religion, and the vexed relationship between Hegel and the Romantics. The contributors, who write from various perspectives not necessarily aligned with Hegel's position, demonstrate that his lectures on aesthetics constitute a rich reservoir of ideas about the arts, their history and their future. Together, the essays shed light on the profound reflections on art contained in Hegel's philosophy and suggest ways in which his theories might resonate well beyond the field of philosophical aesthetics.

Contents:

Introduction : an overview of Hegel's aesthetics

Symbolic, classical, and romantic art / Terry Pinkard

Hegel's architecture / David Kolb

Hegel on the beauty of sculpture / Stephen Houlgate

Carnation and the eccentricity of painting / John Sallis

Hegel on music / Richard Eldridge

Hegel's theory of tragedy / Stephen Houlgate

Art and history : Hegel on the end, the beginning, and the future of art / Martin Donougho

Freedom from nature? Post-Hegelian reflections on the end(s) of art / J.M. Bernstein

What was abstract art? (from the point of view of Hegel) / Robert B. Pippin

Art, religion, and the modernity of Hegel / John Walker

The "religion of art" / Rüdiger Bubner

Hegel and German romanticism / Judith Norman.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0810123614

9780810123618

0810123622

9780810123625

OCLC:

71237273