Estetika: Filozofija umetnosti ali filozofija kulture

In the Hegelian philosophic tradition aesthetics is interpreted as philosophy of art. Since already Hegel envisions a possible end of art, for authors such as Henri Lefebvre and Luc Ferry the development of art in the previous century seems only to confirm the views offered by Hegel. A different view is that of Arthur Danto who speaks not only of a "postromantic" art (Peter Burger) but of a "post-historical" one. In spite of such views it appears that art and therefore aesthetics as a philosophy of art have lost much of their former importance. What therefore often occurs in relation to contemporary culture are attempts to develop a philosophy which would be focused on culture which is gaining in importance and which would thus complement the extant philosophy of art. The author discusses two such attempts, namely those of Heinz Paetzold and Fredric Jameson. Nonetheless, in his view, in both cases the theories offered remain insufficient and in need of further development if they are to philosophically grasp the current changes in art and culture.Heglovska filozofska tradicija razlaga estetiko kot filozofijo umetnosti. Ker že sam Hegel predvidi možni konec umetnosti, se avtorjem kot sta Henri Lefebvre in Luc Ferry zdi, da razvoj umetnosti v preteklem stoletju le potrjuje poglede, ki jih je ponudil Hegel. Drugačno stališče ima Arthur Danto, ki ne govori le o » postromantični« umetnosti (Peter Burger) pač pa tudi o » posthistorični«. Navkljub takšnim pogledom je videti, da je umetnost in s tern estetika kot filozofija umetnosti izgubila veliko svojega prejšnjega pomena. Ko gre za sodobno kulturo, se zato pogosto dogaja, da poskušamo razviti filozofijo, ki bi bila osredotočena na kulturo, ki pridobiva na pomenu in ki bi tako dopolnjevala obstoječo filozofijo umetnosti. Avtor obravnava dva taka poskusa, in sicer poskusa Heinza Paetzolda in Fredrica Jamesona. Avtor meni, da v obeh primerih te teorije ostajajo nezadostne in potrebujejo nadaljnje razvijanje, če naj filozofsko zapopadejo sedanje spremembe v umetnosti in kulturi