On the creation. A dialogue between hegel and John Dewey

Abstract

The comparative analysis between Hegel and John Dewey has been previously developed due to the influence of the German philosopher in the early thought of American philosopher. This article focuses on aesthetics, and particularly on the role of art
in their philosophical projects. Through these pages I attempt to show how both authors defend art is not a copy of nature, but a genuine activity based on creation. For this purpose, firstly I analyze the origin of art and the imagination as an essential faculty for creation and reception. Then I consider how both thinkers share that the starting point of the philosophy of art is the cultural view of the word, the self-reflective practice of culture.