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PublisherBloomsbury Academic & Professional

ISBN-100826425607

ISBN-139780826425607

eBay Product ID (ePID)71701688

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Number of Pages160 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication NameArt, Myth and Society in Hegel's Aesthetics

Publication Year2009

SubjectHistoriography, Aesthetics, Philosophy

TypeTextbook

Subject AreaReligion, Philosophy, History

AuthorDavid James

SeriesContinuum Studies in Philosophy Ser.

FormatHardcover

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Item Height0.4 in

Item Weight14.4 Oz

Item Length9.2 in

Item Width6.1 in

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Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional

LCCN2008-047933

Dewey Edition22

Reviews"James's work [offers] an almost unique discussion of Hegel's aesthetics as compared to other ones in the English-speaking world, and it is also suited to sparking an interest in Hegel's lectures on aesthetics which has been largely absent before." -- Prof. Dr. Annemarie Gethmann-Siefert, FernUniversit&ät in Hagen, Germany, "James's work [offers] an almost unique discussion of Hegel's aesthetics as compared to other ones in the English-speaking world, and it is also suited to sparking an interest in Hegel's lectures on aesthetics which has been largely absent before." - Prof. Dr. Annemarie Gethmann-Siefert, FernUniversität in Hagen, Germany, "James's work [offers] an almost unique discussion of Hegel's aesthetics as compared to other ones in the English-speaking world, and it is also suited to sparking an interest in Hegel's lectures on aesthetics which has been largely absent before." Prof. Dr.& Annemarie Gethmann-Siefert, FernUniversitat in Hagen, Germany

Series Volume Number56

Dewey Decimal128

Table Of Content1. The Symbolic Form of Art 2. The Classical Form of Art 3. The Transition to the Revealed Religion and the Romantic Form of Art 4. The Significance of Kierkegaard's Interpretation of Don Giovanni in Relation to Hegel's Theory of the 'End' of Art 5. Hegel and Lukács's on the Possibility of a Modern Epic 6. Myth and Society: A Common Theme in the Thought of Hegel and Sorel Bibliography Index

SynopsisArt, Myth and Society in Hegel's Aesthetics returns to the student transcripts of Hegel's lectures on aesthetics, which have yet to be translated into English and in some cases remain unpublished. David James develops the idea that these transcripts show that Hegel was primarily interested in understanding art as an historical phenomenon and, more specifically, in terms of its role in the ethical life of various peoples. This involves relating Hegel's aesthetics to his philosophies of right and history, rather than to his logic or metaphysics. 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.>, An important new monograph relating Hegel's aesthetics to his philosophies of religion and history and, in particular, his philosophy of right. >, 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., Art, Myth and Society in Hegel's Aesthetics returns to the student transcripts of Hegel's lectures on aesthetics, which have yet to be translated into English and in some cases remain unpublished. David James develops the idea that these transcripts show that Hegel was primarily interested in understanding art as an historical phenomenon and, more specifically, in terms of its role in the ethical life of various peoples. This involves relating Hegel's aesthetics to his philosophies of right and history, rather than to his logic or metaphysics. 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.

LC Classification NumberB2949.A4J36 2009