Probably the best summary on the internet is the Stanford enclyclopedia of art. See topic: Hegel's Aesthetics
Hegel limits artistic beauty to man-made...as expression of the Absolute spiritual freedom in sensuous form. . Needless to say, his elegant logic and lucid ideas are compelling (in translation). a Penguin Classic translation by Georg Wilheim, 1994, is pretty good and clear. wc ----- Original Message ---- From: Tom McCormack <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Sun, July 1, 2012 12:01:39 PM Subject: Re: Hegel 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
