Download or read book Self, World, and Art written by Dina Emundts and published by Walter de Gruyter. This book was released on 2013-03-22 with total page 348 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Is self-consciousness a condition of possibility for knowledge? Does Kant’s theory of self-consciousness commit us to transcendental idealism? How convincing is Kant’s theory of self-consciousness? How should we understand transcendental idealism? What is Hegel’s alternative? How do Kant and Hegel conceive of the beautiful? How do their conceptions of beauty relate to their metaphysics? In this volume, some of the world’s most renowned Kant and Hegel scholars seek to provide answers.