Hegel and Aesthetics

William Maker is Chair of the Philosophy and Religion Department at Clemson University. He is the author of Philosophy without Foundations: Rethinking Hegel, also published by SUNY Press, and editor of Hegel on Economics and Freedom.

• IntroductionWilliam Maker IArt and the Absolute Revisited: The Neglect of Hegel's AestheticsWilliam Desmond IIHegel's Concept of the Dissolution of ArtCarl Rapp IIIHegel's Aesthetic and the Possibility of Art CriticismBrian K. Etter IVArt As a Mode of Thought: Hegel's Aesthetics and the Origins of ModernismJere Surber VPresidential Address: Hegel and the Art of PaintingStephen Houlgate VIThe Spirit of Gravity: Architecture and ExternalityDavid Kolb VIIThe Challenge of Architecture to Hegel's AestheticsRichard Dien Winfield VIIIHegel and the Spirit of Comedy: Der Geist der stets verneintStephen C. Law IXSquaring the Romantic Circle: Hegel's Critique of Schlegel's Theories of ArtJudith Norman XModernity and the Crisis of Aesthetic Representation in Hegel's Early WritingsMartin Gammon XIAesthetic Education and the Aesthetic State: Hegel's Response to SchillerAndrew G. Fiala XIIThe Logic of Art: Beauty and NatureEdward Halper About the Contributors Index

"…challenging and informative … very useful for faculty and graduate students of philosophy and art … William Maker provides a useful introductory essay to the conceptual and systemic foundations of Hegel's philosophy of art." — CHOICE"This book fills a glaring void, both in Hegel scholarship and, equally important, in contemporary discussions of aesthetics. The contributors make the case that Hegel's philosophy of art has something important to contribute to contemporary debates and that it has been unjustly ignored." — Katharina Dulckeit, Butler University"Hegel and Aesthetics makes a serious contribution to the re-evaluation of Hegel's philosophy of art and its contemporary significance. The essays provide readers unfamiliar with the work of leading figures a good introduction to their work, demonstrate the vitality of Hegel's thought for the work of scholars who may not typically be identified as Hegel scholars, and provide representative examples of current work by younger scholars who clearly see the value of engaging themselves with Hegel's philosophy of art." — Jon Mark Mikkelsen, Missouri Western State College