This is the third in a three part discussion on Hegelian aesthetics. It tries to elaborate on the role of beauty, art & aesthetics in light of what has already been said about freedom, culture and self-consciousness in Hegelian thought.
Seth Tichenor
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Hegel’s aesthetics 3 – Art and Beauty as avenues of self consciousness
Well, I'm glad I could help. Let me know if there's other videos you'd like to see.
Well, I don't entirely understand the question, but if you're asking "is Beyonce's beauty part of freedom?", I suppose to some extent the answer is yes. But probably not in an especially important way. The fact that someone is especially attractive or fetching doesn't speak to the depth of sprit that Hegel sees beauty as reflective of. I think the use of the word beauty in that (more common) way is more of an equivocation between "pretty" & "beautiful". And thus, it's not so very important.
Your videos have helped me so much in writing my first aesthetic essay. It's a shame it took me until I was doing my masters to actually have an opportunity to study aesthetics itself
@Aidan702 Thanks, I'm glad they've been helpful to you. Stay tuned & let me know if there's other topics you'd like me to talk about sometime.
thank you
Great vids, really enjoyed this, Hegel is very seductive, just when you think you've identified the major problems with this thought, you're drawn back into his web, not a bad place to be.
I'm glad you liked it. LEt me know if there's other videos you'd like me to make.
Well I'm glad you found them helpful.
I'd love to hear you talk about Adorno and his Aesthetic Theory 🙂
Thanks. I'll put the suggestion in the hopper.
Maaan, i love to lisen to you while I'm drawing or painting so much! You should put more videos, every day, every day <3 Thanx!
Well I'm quite gratified to hear that. Thanks ElectricTeddystein. I've got some more stuff I'm working on for the summer & some of it is definitely going to be aesthetics related.
Really eye-opening! Thanks a lot for the series!
Far out! rock on dude, love the way you digest and re-disseminate Hegel.
Thank you
niki
great stuff! Thank you
Hi! Thanks for this, I've really enjoyed this. I have one question though. Does Hegel see the Idea and the climax of self consciousness as on and the same thing? Is the Absolute the moment you reach self consciousness?
Thank you for such an easy explanation of some of Hegel's ideas which at their core remain essentially (pun intended) clear and elegant.
Your lectures are wonderfully engaging. I look forward to them daily.
Thank you. I totally understood it.
very cool thx
Just as with Vedanta, thousands years before Hegel, SATCHITANANDA! Being – Consciousness – Bliss. Not the object itself that is beautiful but the freedom inherent in that Bliss of Pure Being.
i understood everything. congrats for the simple explanation