The Thread of Recognition : Philosophy, Art, and Nature in the German Aesthetic Tradition

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Gaiger explores the evolution of aesthetics in German philosophy of the 18th and 19th century, focusing on Lessing, Herder, Kant, Schiller, and Hegel. Central themes include interplay of perception and reason, delimitation of media, tension between imagination and representation, and moral and cognitive significance of natural beauty.