The Impact of Idealism: The Legacy of Post-Kantian German Thought, Volume 3: Aesthetics and Literature

German Idealism is arguably the most influential force in philosophy over the past two hundred years. This major four-volume work is the first comprehensive survey of its impact on science, religion, sociology and the humanities, and brings together fifty-two leading scholars from across Europe and North America. Each essay discusses an idea or theme from Kant, Hegel, Schelling, Fichte, or another key figure, shows how this influenced a thinker or field of study in the subsequent two centuries, and how that influence is felt in contemporary thought. Crossing established scholarly divides, the volumes deal with fields as varied as feminism, architectural history, psychoanalysis, Christology and museum curation, and subjects as diverse as love, evolution, the public sphere, the art of Andy Warhol, the music of Palestrina, the philosophy of Husserl, the literature of Jane Austen, the political thought of fascism and the foundations of international law.;Volume 1. Philosophy and natural sciences / edited by Karl Ameriks -- volume 2. Historical, social, and political thought / edited by John Walker -- volume 3. Aesthetics and literature / edited by Christoph Jamme and Ian D. Cooper -- volume 4. Religion / edited by Nicholas Adams. Cover 1 Half title 3 Series 4 Title 5 Copyright 6 Contents 7 Illustrations 9 Contributors 10 Acknowledgements 12 Abbreviations 14 Translations 15 Introduction: Idealism in aesthetics and literature 17 1 The legacy of Idealism and the rise of academic aesthetics 27 i. 27 ii. 30 2 Hegel’s philosophical theory of action: the concept of action in Hegel’s practical philosophy and aesthetics 39 i. Crime and punishment: the Eumenides and Hegel’s grounding of punishment in the theory of action 42 The necessary self-transcendence of the structure of wrong 46 The transition from abstract right to morality 47 ii. Orestes and Oedipus: heroic self-consciousness and modernity 49 Hegel’s doctrine of judgements as the logical ground of morality 51 The right of knowing: acting in knowledge 52 The right to knowing and heroic self-consciousness in works of art 54 3 Tragedy and the human image: German Idealism’s legacy for theory and practice 62 I. Historical background: tragedy, poetics and the rise of the ‘Modern System of the Arts’ 66 II. Conceptual issues in placing tragedy within the post-Kantian genre project of Hegel and Schelling 70 III. Tragedy, comedy and reflexivity 78 IV. The tragic drama in theory and practice: questions and consequences of the Idealist view 80 4 Romanticism as literary Idealism, or: a 200-year-old way of talking about literature 85 I. Categorial literary Idealism as a consequence of the Enlightenment 92 II. The romanticising of Lessing 96 III. Idealism instead of Aristotelianism 101 IV. Conclusion: Idealism as our naïveté 104 5 Idealism in nineteenth-century German literature 108 6 Idealism in nineteenth-century British and American literature 137 7 Elements of Schopenhauer’s thought in Beckett 161 i. 162 ii. 167 iii. 171 iv. 179 8 German Idealism and the philosophy of music 184 9 The music of German Idealism 198 10 ‘Refiner of all human relations’: Karl Friedrich Schinkel as an Idealist theorist 220 I. The Texts of a Visual Artist 220 II. The autonomy of the architect and the moral refinement of humanity 221 III. Cultural critique and the philosophy of history 223 IV. History, art and Volk: ‘a polemic against the Germans’ and the call to creativity 229 V. Outlooks: on the Old Museum, from the Old Museum 234 11 Influences of German Idealism on nineteenth-century architectural theory: Schelling and Leo von Klenze 240 i. 240 ii. 243 ii.1 248 ii.2 252 iii. 255 12 ‘Making a world’: the impact of Idealism on museum formation in mid-nineteenth-century Massachusetts 261 13 Hegel, Danto and the ‘end of art’ 280 I. Hegel and the ‘end of art’ 280 II. Danto and Warhol’s Brillo Boxes 287 III. Danto’s philosophy of art 289 IV. Danto on the ‘end of art’ 290 V. Danto’s view of Hegel 294 VI. A Hegelian critique of Danto 296 Bibliography 309 Index 329 German Idealism Is Arguably The Most Influential Force In Philosophy Over The Past Two Hundred Years. This Major Four-volume Work Is The First Comprehensive Survey Of Its Impact On Science, Religion, Sociology And The Humanities, And Brings Together Fifty-two Leading Scholars From Across Europe And North America. Each Essay Discusses An Idea Or Theme From Kant, Hegel, Schelling, Fichte, Or Another Key Figure, Shows How This Influenced A Thinker Or Field Of Study In The Subsequent Two Centuries, And How That Influence Is Felt In Contemporary Thought. Crossing Established Scholarly Divides, The Volumes Deal With Fields As Varied As Feminism, Architectural History, Psychoanalysis, Christology And Museum Curation, And Subjects As Diverse As Love, Evolution, The Public Sphere, The Art Of Andy Warhol, The Music Of Palestrina, The Philosophy Of Husserl, The Literature Of Jane Austen, The Political Thought Of Fascism And The Foundations Of International Law. Volume 1. Philosophy And Natural Science / Edited By Karl Ameriks -- Volume 2. Historical, Social, And Political Thought / Edited By John Walker -- Volume 3. Aesthetics And Literature / Edited By Christoph Jamme And Ian D. Cooper -- Volume 4. Religion / Edited By Nicholas Adams. [edited By Nicholas Boyle, Liz Disley, Karl Ameriks]. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. The first study of its kind, The Impact of Idealism assesses the impact of classical German philosophy on science, religion and culture. This volume explores German Idealism's impact on philosophy and scientific thought. Fourteen essays, by leading authorities in their respective fields, each focus on the legacy of a particular idea that emerged around 1800, when the underlying concepts of modern philosophy were being formed, challenged and criticised, leaving a legacy that extends to all physical areas and all topics in the philosophical world. From British Idealism to phenomenology, existentialism, pragmatism and French postmodernism, the story of German Idealism's impact on philosophy is here interwoven with man's scientific journey of self-discovery in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries - from Darwin to Nietzsche to Freud and beyond. Spanning the analytical and Continental divide, this first volume examines Idealism's impact on contemporary philosophical discussions The first study of its kind, The Impact of Idealism assesses the impact of classical German philosophy on science, religion and culture. This fourth volume explores German Idealism's impact on theology and religious ideas in the nineteenth, twentieth and twenty-first centuries. With contributions from leading scholars, this collection not only demonstrates the vast range of Idealism's theological influence across different centuries, countries, continents, traditions and religions, but also, in doing so, provides fresh insight into the original ideas and themes with which Kant, Hegel, Fichte, Schelling and others were concerned. As well as tracing out the Idealist influence in the work of nineteenth- and twentieth-century theologians, philosophers of religion, and theological traditions, from Schleiermacher, to Karl Barth, to Radical Orthodoxy, the essays in this collection bring each debate up to date with a strong focus on Idealism's contemporary relevance. The first study of its kind, The Impact of Idealism assesses the impact of classical German philosophy on science, religion and culture. This second volume explores German Idealism's impact on the historical, social and political thought of the nineteenth, twentieth and twenty-first centuries. Each essay focuses on an idea or concept from the high point of German philosophy around 1800, tracing out its influence on the intervening period and its importance for contemporary discussions. New light is shed on key developments of Idealist thought, such as Marxism, Critical Theory and feminism, and previously unexamined areas of Idealism's influence are discussed for the first time. This unique, interdisciplinary collection traces the impact of Kant, Hegel, Schelling, Fichte and others in Britain, Europe, North America and beyond. Its insights represent vital contributions to their respective fields, as well as to our understanding of German Idealism itself The first study of its kind, The Impact of Idealism assesses the impact of classical German philosophy on science, religion and culture. This third volume explores German Idealism's impact on the literature, art and aesthetics of the last two centuries. Each essay focuses on the legacy of an idea or concept from the high point of German philosophy around 1800, tracing out its influence on the intervening period and its importance for contemporary discussions. As well as a broad geographical and historical range, including Greek tragedy, George Eliot, Thomas Mann and Samuel Beckett, and key musicians and artists such as Wagner, Andy Warhol and Frank Lloyd Wright, the volume's thematic focus is broad. Engaging closely with the key aesthetic texts of German Idealism, this collection uses examples from literature, music, art, architecture and museum studies to demonstrate Idealism's continuing influence German Idealism is arguably the most influential force in the philosophy of the past two hundred years. This major four-volume work is the first comprehensive survey of its impact on science, religion, sociology and the humanities, and brings together fifty-two leading scholars from Europe and North America. The Impact of Idealism is a unique four-volume work that forms the first comprehensive survey of the impact of classical German philosophy on science, religion and culture. This first volume analyses German Idealism's impact on philosophy and scientific thought over the past two hundred years.