Chapter 12 Hölderlin’s Higher Enlightenment

This volume re-examines traditional interpretations of the rise of modern aesthetics in eighteenth-century Britain and Germany. It provides a new account that connects aesthetic experience with morality, science, and political society. In doing so, it challenges long-standing teleological narratives...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Flodin, Camilla
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis 2021
Subjects:
Online Access:ONIX_20210202_9781000077247_chpt_44
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
_version_ 1869525635523674112
author Flodin, Camilla
author_browse Flodin, Camilla
author_facet Flodin, Camilla
author_sort Flodin, Camilla
collection Directory of Open Access Books
description This volume re-examines traditional interpretations of the rise of modern aesthetics in eighteenth-century Britain and Germany. It provides a new account that connects aesthetic experience with morality, science, and political society. In doing so, it challenges long-standing teleological narratives that emphasize disinterestedness and the separation of aesthetics from moral, cognitive, and political interests. The chapters are divided into three thematic parts. The chapters in Part I demonstrate the heteronomy of eighteenth-century British aesthetics. They chart the evolution of aesthetic concepts and discuss the ethical and political significance of the aesthetic theories of several key figures: namely, the third Earl of Shaftesbury, David Hume, and Adam Smith. Part II explores the ways in which eighteenth-century German, and German-oriented, thinkers examine aesthetic experience and moral concerns, and relate to the work of their British counterparts. The chapters here cover the work of Kant, Moses Mendelssohn, Alexander Gottlieb Baumgarten, and Madame de Staël. Finally, Part III explores the interrelation of science, aesthetics, and a new model of society in the work of Goethe, Johann Wilhelm Ritter, Friedrich Hölderlin, and William Hazlitt, among others. This volume develops unique discussions of the rise of aesthetic autonomy in the eighteenth century. In bringing together well-known scholars working on British and German eighteenth-century aesthetics, philosophy, and literature, it will appeal to scholars and advanced students in a range of disciplines who are interested in this topic.
format Online
id doab-20.500.12854ir-32700
institution Directory of Open Access Books
language eng
publishDate 2021
publishDateRange 2021
publishDateSort 2021
publisher Taylor & Francis
publisherStr Taylor & Francis
record_format ojs
spelling doab-20.500.12854ir-327002025-07-30T10:21:30Z Chapter 12 Hölderlin’s Higher Enlightenment Flodin, Camilla Adam Smith Alexander Gottlieb Baumgarten Anne Pollok aesthetics narrative aesthetic experience autonomy British aesthetics Camilla Flodin David Hume Dorothea von Mücke disinterestednes Emily Brady Friedrich Hölderlin force German aesthetics German romanticism Goethe G.E. Lessing higher enlightenment Jocelyn Holland Johann Joachim Winckelmann Johann Wilhelm Ritter Joseph Addison Karen Green Karl Axelsson Madame de Staël Maria Semi Mattias Pirholt Moses Mendelssohn morality thema EDItEUR::Q Philosophy and Religion::QD Philosophy::QDH Philosophical traditions and schools of thought::QDHR Western philosophy from c 1800 thema EDItEUR::Q Philosophy and Religion::QD Philosophy::QDT Topics in philosophy::QDTN Philosophy: aesthetics thema EDItEUR::D Biography, Literature and Literary studies::DS Literature: history and criticism::DSB Literary studies: general thema EDItEUR::Q Philosophy and Religion::QD Philosophy::QDH Philosophical traditions and schools of thought::QDHR Western philosophy from c 1800 thema EDItEUR::Q Philosophy and Religion::QD Philosophy::QDT Topics in philosophy::QDTN Philosophy: aesthetics thema EDItEUR::D Biography, Literature and Literary studies::DS Literature: history and criticism::DSB Literary studies: general This volume re-examines traditional interpretations of the rise of modern aesthetics in eighteenth-century Britain and Germany. It provides a new account that connects aesthetic experience with morality, science, and political society. In doing so, it challenges long-standing teleological narratives that emphasize disinterestedness and the separation of aesthetics from moral, cognitive, and political interests. The chapters are divided into three thematic parts. The chapters in Part I demonstrate the heteronomy of eighteenth-century British aesthetics. They chart the evolution of aesthetic concepts and discuss the ethical and political significance of the aesthetic theories of several key figures: namely, the third Earl of Shaftesbury, David Hume, and Adam Smith. Part II explores the ways in which eighteenth-century German, and German-oriented, thinkers examine aesthetic experience and moral concerns, and relate to the work of their British counterparts. The chapters here cover the work of Kant, Moses Mendelssohn, Alexander Gottlieb Baumgarten, and Madame de Staël. Finally, Part III explores the interrelation of science, aesthetics, and a new model of society in the work of Goethe, Johann Wilhelm Ritter, Friedrich Hölderlin, and William Hazlitt, among others. This volume develops unique discussions of the rise of aesthetic autonomy in the eighteenth century. In bringing together well-known scholars working on British and German eighteenth-century aesthetics, philosophy, and literature, it will appeal to scholars and advanced students in a range of disciplines who are interested in this topic. 2021-02-10T14:01:21Z 2021-02-10T14:01:21Z 2021-02-02T15:02:25Z 2021 chapter ONIX_20210202_9781000077247_chpt_44 https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/46492 https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/32700 eng Routledge Studies in Eighteenth-Century Philosophy open access image/jpeg image/jpeg image/jpeg Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/46492/1/9781000077247-ch12.pdf https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/46492/1/9781000077247-ch12.pdf https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/46492/1/9781000077247-ch12.pdf Taylor & Francis Routledge fa69b019-f4ee-4979-8d42-c6b6c476b5f0 Beyond Autonomy in Eighteenth-Century British and German Aesthetics Beyond Autonomy in Eighteenth-Century British and German Aesthetics Routledge 19 open access
spellingShingle Adam Smith
Alexander Gottlieb Baumgarten
Anne Pollok
aesthetics narrative
aesthetic experience
autonomy
British aesthetics
Camilla Flodin
David Hume
Dorothea von Mücke
disinterestednes
Emily Brady
Friedrich Hölderlin
force
German aesthetics
German romanticism
Goethe
G.E. Lessing
higher enlightenment
Jocelyn Holland
Johann Joachim Winckelmann
Johann Wilhelm Ritter
Joseph Addison
Karen Green
Karl Axelsson
Madame de Staël
Maria Semi
Mattias Pirholt
Moses Mendelssohn
morality
thema EDItEUR::Q Philosophy and Religion::QD Philosophy::QDH Philosophical traditions and schools of thought::QDHR Western philosophy from c 1800
thema EDItEUR::Q Philosophy and Religion::QD Philosophy::QDT Topics in philosophy::QDTN Philosophy: aesthetics
thema EDItEUR::D Biography, Literature and Literary studies::DS Literature: history and criticism::DSB Literary studies: general
thema EDItEUR::Q Philosophy and Religion::QD Philosophy::QDH Philosophical traditions and schools of thought::QDHR Western philosophy from c 1800
thema EDItEUR::Q Philosophy and Religion::QD Philosophy::QDT Topics in philosophy::QDTN Philosophy: aesthetics
thema EDItEUR::D Biography, Literature and Literary studies::DS Literature: history and criticism::DSB Literary studies: general
Flodin, Camilla
Chapter 12 Hölderlin’s Higher Enlightenment
title Chapter 12 Hölderlin’s Higher Enlightenment
title_full Chapter 12 Hölderlin’s Higher Enlightenment
title_fullStr Chapter 12 Hölderlin’s Higher Enlightenment
title_full_unstemmed Chapter 12 Hölderlin’s Higher Enlightenment
title_short Chapter 12 Hölderlin’s Higher Enlightenment
title_sort chapter 12 holderlin s higher enlightenment
topic Adam Smith
Alexander Gottlieb Baumgarten
Anne Pollok
aesthetics narrative
aesthetic experience
autonomy
British aesthetics
Camilla Flodin
David Hume
Dorothea von Mücke
disinterestednes
Emily Brady
Friedrich Hölderlin
force
German aesthetics
German romanticism
Goethe
G.E. Lessing
higher enlightenment
Jocelyn Holland
Johann Joachim Winckelmann
Johann Wilhelm Ritter
Joseph Addison
Karen Green
Karl Axelsson
Madame de Staël
Maria Semi
Mattias Pirholt
Moses Mendelssohn
morality
thema EDItEUR::Q Philosophy and Religion::QD Philosophy::QDH Philosophical traditions and schools of thought::QDHR Western philosophy from c 1800
thema EDItEUR::Q Philosophy and Religion::QD Philosophy::QDT Topics in philosophy::QDTN Philosophy: aesthetics
thema EDItEUR::D Biography, Literature and Literary studies::DS Literature: history and criticism::DSB Literary studies: general
thema EDItEUR::Q Philosophy and Religion::QD Philosophy::QDH Philosophical traditions and schools of thought::QDHR Western philosophy from c 1800
thema EDItEUR::Q Philosophy and Religion::QD Philosophy::QDT Topics in philosophy::QDTN Philosophy: aesthetics
thema EDItEUR::D Biography, Literature and Literary studies::DS Literature: history and criticism::DSB Literary studies: general
topic_facet Adam Smith
Alexander Gottlieb Baumgarten
Anne Pollok
aesthetics narrative
aesthetic experience
autonomy
British aesthetics
Camilla Flodin
David Hume
Dorothea von Mücke
disinterestednes
Emily Brady
Friedrich Hölderlin
force
German aesthetics
German romanticism
Goethe
G.E. Lessing
higher enlightenment
Jocelyn Holland
Johann Joachim Winckelmann
Johann Wilhelm Ritter
Joseph Addison
Karen Green
Karl Axelsson
Madame de Staël
Maria Semi
Mattias Pirholt
Moses Mendelssohn
morality
thema EDItEUR::Q Philosophy and Religion::QD Philosophy::QDH Philosophical traditions and schools of thought::QDHR Western philosophy from c 1800
thema EDItEUR::Q Philosophy and Religion::QD Philosophy::QDT Topics in philosophy::QDTN Philosophy: aesthetics
thema EDItEUR::D Biography, Literature and Literary studies::DS Literature: history and criticism::DSB Literary studies: general
thema EDItEUR::Q Philosophy and Religion::QD Philosophy::QDH Philosophical traditions and schools of thought::QDHR Western philosophy from c 1800
thema EDItEUR::Q Philosophy and Religion::QD Philosophy::QDT Topics in philosophy::QDTN Philosophy: aesthetics
thema EDItEUR::D Biography, Literature and Literary studies::DS Literature: history and criticism::DSB Literary studies: general
url ONIX_20210202_9781000077247_chpt_44
work_keys_str_mv AT flodincamilla chapter12holderlinshigherenlightenment