... discuss the Romantic musical aesthetic rather than Hegel, Hölderlin, and Wordsworth, the first being a philosopher and the other two being poets? Rather than pointing out the variety and development ... in his fine Poetry and the Romantic Musical Aesthetic, in their works they addressed issues of ‘identity, freedom, and beauty that still matter’ (p 176), i.e., they express ‘hope for the reintegration ... directing the metaphysical focus to aesthetics and the subjectivity of knowledge, Kant paved the way for scientific and philosophical reflections on the subject, aesthetics, and, despite his focus on the...