At the heart of Hegel's Aesthetics is the idea of the beautiful as unity. This unity turns fragile once the mind's self-awareness becomes conceptual and extends beyond sensory illusion. Focusing the philosophy of art on the idea of the beautiful raises a set of systematic problems, which are discussed with regard to Hegel's Aesthetics, its historical contexts, and its reception.
At the heart of Hegel's Aesthetics is the idea of the beautiful as unity. This unity turns fragile once the mind's self-awareness becomes ...
