Download or read book The Philosophy of Fine Art (Vol. 1-3) written by Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel and published by DigiCat. This book was released on 2023-11-12 with total page 1471 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Philosophy of Fine Art is regarded by many as one of the greatest aesthetic theories to have been produced since Aristotle. Hegel's thesis about the historical dissolution of art has been the subject of much scholarly debate. Hegel develops his account of art as a mode of absolute spirit that he calls "the beautiful ideal."