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I loved Hegel even without reading him as a philosopher. But after reading his views on art and his essentially unbiased criticisms in this book, I liked it even more. It can be a heavy and difficult book to understand for a person who has no knowledge of philosophy.
Hegel, who interprets the concepts of 'Spirit', 'idea' and 'Substance' according to his own integrity of meaning, examines these concepts under regular headings within art and penetrates deep into the depths of art. There are so many reviews that I don't know which one to start with. It reduces art, parts of art such as poetry, literature, painting and sculpture, to our own essence. He sees the concept of spirit as a dangerous impulse that we do not reveal, that remains within us and does not come to the surface. When we reveal the essentiality of the spirit, we become a free and self-realized individual. He explains this concept by giving examples of Shakespeare's characters. In general, fatalistic individuals live by accepting the flow of events and the events that happen to them as if they are within the line of destiny rather than their own actions. This means that they live by attributing the consequences of our actions to fate, without revealing the concept of spirit. His versatile allusions and observations made me love Hegel even more.