O absoluto trágico: o lugar da tragédia na estética Hegeliana

Abstract

This study investigates the importance of art and tragedy in Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel's philosophical system, highlighting their relevance for the development of the "Absolute Spirit". Art, analyzed as a sensitive manifestation of the Absolute, is presented as an essential stage in the progressive development of the selfawareness of the human Spirit, articulating itself in symbolic, classical and romantic forms. Each of these forms reflects specific historical and cultural moments, taking shape in particular arts that are most dear to it, namely architecture, sculpture, painting, music and poetry. Tragedy, in turn, is examined as an artistic manifestation that expresses ethical and existential contradictions, differing in its approach in antiquity and modernity. Finally, we also highlight the contemporary reception of the tragedy, with emphasis on Judith Butler, who reinterprets Sophocles' work Antigone based on issues of gender and power. Thus, we conclude that Hegelian philosophy offers a dialectical understanding of art and tragedy, while contemporary reinterpretations expand its applications to today's ethical and social challenges