While the current philosophical debate surrounding Hegelâs aesthetics focuses heavily on the philosopherâs controversial âend of artâ thesis its participants rarely give attention to Hegelâs ideas on the nature of beauty and its relation to art. This study seeks to remedy this oversight by placing Hegelâs views on beauty front and center. Peters asks us to rethink the common assumption that Hegelian beauty is exclusive to art and argues that for Hegel beauty like art is subject to historical development. Her careful analysis of Hegelâs notion of beauty not only has crucial implications for our understanding of the âend of artâ and Hegelâs aesthetics in general but also sheds light on other fields of Hegelâs philosophy in particular his anthropology and aspects of his ethical thought. . Language: English