Hegel and Aesthetics

Hegel's Lectures on Aesthetics present a systematic and historical overview of the nature and development of art in light of its meaning and philosophical significance. This book considers Hegel's aesthetics from a variety of perspectives. With a strong and clear introduction by William Maker, the individual essays address Hegel's treatment of music, painting, comedy, and architecture, as well as his earlier writings on art, his relations to Schiller and to Schlegel, his treatment of romanticism, the place of aesthetics in the system, and his controversial claims about the overcoming of art. Several perspectives focus specifically on the contemporary relevance of Hegel's aesthetics in light of developments in art since his time, and especially in connection with modernism, postmodernism, and deconstruction.

William Desmond is Professor of Philosophy and Director of the International Program of Philosophy at the Institute of Philosophy, Catholic University of Leuven, Belgium Carl Rapp is Professor of English at the University of Georgia Brian K. Etter is Associate Professor in Humanities at Kettering University, formerly GMI Engineering and Management Institute, in Flint, Michigan Jere Surber is Professor of Philosophy and Cultural Studies at the University of Denver Stephen Houlgate is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Warwick David Kolb is Charles A. Dana Professor of Philosophy at Bates College Richard Dien Winfield is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Georgia Stephen C. Law is Professor of Humanities and Philosophy at the University of Central Oklahoma, in Edmond Judith Norman is an Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Trinity University in San Antonio, Texas Martin Gammon is a Post-Doctoral Research Fellow in the Philosophy Department at Yale University Andrew Fiala is teaching at the University School of Nashville Edward Halper is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Georgia William Maker is Professor of Philosophy and Chair of the Philosophy and Religion Department at Clemson University