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The Philosophy of Fine Art, volume 4 (of 4)Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel

The Philosophy of Fine Art, volume 4 (of 4)

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Original author: Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel

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"The Philosophy of Fine Art, volume 4 (of 4)" by Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel is a compilation of lecture notes from courses given between 1818 and 1829. Hegel presents art as a mode of absolute spirit, tracing its development through symbolic, classical, and romantic stages. He examines five major arts—architecture, sculpture, painting, music, and poetry—in ascending order of inwardness. This influential work explores art's historical dissolution and its place as truth made sensible, shaping aesthetic theory for generations of philosophers and thinkers.

The Philosophy of Fine Art, volume 4 (of 4), by Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel. Republished by OpenStories from Project Gutenberg eBook #55731.

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17 Chapters

  1. 1.Chapter III: Poetry3,758 words
  2. 2.Introduction: I (1)8,901 words
  3. 3.Introduction: I (2)8,833 words
  4. 4.Introduction: I (3)8,913 words
  5. 5.Introduction: I (4)8,750 words
  6. 6.Introduction: I (5)8,327 words
  7. 7.Introduction: I (6)8,707 words
  8. 8.Introduction: I (7)8,857 words
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  2. 11.Introduction: I (10)8,855 words
  3. 12.Introduction: I (11)8,820 words
  4. 13.Introduction: I (12)8,934 words
  5. 14.Introduction: I (13)8,910 words
  6. 15.Introduction: I (14)8,754 words
  7. 16.Introduction: I (15)8,934 words
  8. 17.Introduction: I (16)3,142 words