Abstract

The aim of this paper is to discuss the contribution of Hegel’s dialectic to the current debate about man’s relationship to nature in the philosophy of culture. My focus is on the rhetorical figure of the chiasmus that Hegel uses in some crucial passages describing the transition from nature to spirit as a dialectical and reciprocal translation. Especially, I will examine the interplay between body, sign and artwork in Hegel’s anthropology and aesthetics.