Hegel and the Present of Art’s Past Character

This book reclaims Hegel’s notion of the ＂end of art＂-or, more precisely, of ＂art’s past character＂-not just as a piece of the history of philosophy but as a living critical and interpretive methodology. It addresses the presence of the past character of art both in Hegel and contemporary philosophy and aesthetics.

Alberto L. Siani is Associate Professor of Aesthetics at the Department of Civilizations and Forms of Knowledge, University of Pisa. He has published mostly on the aesthetics of German Idealism and is the co-editor, with Sandrine Bergès, of Women Philosophers on Autonomy: Historical and Contemporary Perspectives (Routledge, 2018).