According to this recent article: - The German philosopher Hegel obsessed on this work and declared it in his Aesthetics to be one of the most sublime and in every aspect most excellent works of art of all time.
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/books-and-media/book-reviews/antigonick-b y-anne-carson/article4363942/ On Sun, Jul 1, 2012 at 7:01 AM, Tom McCormack <[email protected]> wrote: > I admit I ain't never read nuthin by Hegel on art. What'd he say? > > > On Jul 1, 2012, at 11:47 AM, William Conger wrote: > > > If this is the aesthetic list, isn't it time to re-examine Hegel on art? > I > far > > as I can see, he is the root of all discussion on aesthetics and > philosophy > of > > art in modern context. It seems necessary to me to re-examine his views > in > > order to get a firmer grip on a point of view that can guide discussions > of > > current art. > > > > So far as I can recall, no one here has ever mentioned Hegel. That's like > > discussing the foundation of modern capitalism without mentioning Adam > Smith. > > > > > > wc
