Between Transcendence and Historicism: The Ethical Nature of the Arts in Hegelian Aesthetics

Contents

Contents  Preface vii Abbreviations ix Introduction 1 Part I. Art between Transcendence and Historicism Chapter 1. Is Art Necessary? 13 Chapter 2. Beauty and the Transcendence of the Ideal 37 Chapter 3. The Historicity of the Ideal and the End of Art 57 Part II. The Ethical Nature of the Arts Chapter 4. Beauty, the Ideal, and Representational Art 83 Chapter 5. The Sounds of the Ideal 105 Chapter 6. The Ethical Function of Poetry 123 Chapter 7. Beauty and Ornament in Architectural Styles 147 Part III. The Foundations of Art Chapter 8. Art and the Beauty of the Ethical Order 173 Chapter 9. Normativity in the Arts and the Particularity of Tradition 193 Chapter 10. Art and the Beauty of the Absolute 209 Notes 223 Bibliography 245 Index 257 v ...