No. 56 (2019): Enero - junio
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Hegel’s Critique of the Notion of “Beautiful Soul” and its Relation to the Characters of Goethe’s Works

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  • Carlos Víctor Arnolfo Alfaro
Carlos Víctor Arnolfo Alfaro
Universidad Nacional de Rosario
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.21555/top.v0i56.958

Published 2018-12-13

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Alfaro, C. V. A. (2018). Hegel’s Critique of the Notion of “Beautiful Soul” and its Relation to the Characters of Goethe’s Works. Tópicos, Revista De Filosofía, (56), 75–94. https://doi.org/10.21555/top.v0i56.958
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Abstract

Hegel mentions Die Leiden des jungen Werther’s main character as an example of his personal notion of “beautiful soul”. The German philosopher doesn’t explicitly include Bekenntnisse einer schönen Seele’s main character. The omission is curious, because the aforementioned work is a Goethe’s Roman too. The aim of this paper is to provide an explanation of the choice made by Hegel.

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