Kant's aesthetic theory : the beautiful and agreeable /
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| Author / Creator: | Berger, David, 1974- |
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| Imprint: | London ; New York : Continuum, ©2009. |
| Description: | 1 online resource (xiii, 160 pages) |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Continuum studies in philosophy Continuum studies in philosophy. |
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| Format: | E-Resource Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11280638 |
| Summary: | Taste is ordinarily thought of in terms of two very different idioms - a normative idiom of taste as a standard of appraisal and a non-normative idiom of taste as a purely personal matter. Kant attempts to capture this twofold conception of taste within the terms of his mature critical philosophy by distinguishing between the beautiful and the agreeable. Scholars have largely taken Kant's distinction for granted, but David Berger argues that it is both far richer and far more problematic than it may appear. Berger examines in detail Kant's various attempts to distinguish beauty from agreeableness. This approach reveals the complex interplay between Kant's substantive aesthetic theory and his broader views on metaphysics and epistemology. Indeed, Berger argues that the real interest of Kant's distinction between beauty and agreeableness is ultimately epistemological. His interpretation brings Kant's aesthetic theory into dialogue with questions at the heart of contemporary analytic philosophy and shows how philosophical aesthetics can offer fresh insights into contemporary philosophical debates. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xiii, 160 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781441158420 1441158421 0826435807 9780826435804 9781441124975 1441124977 1282297015 9781282297012 1472545702 9781472545701 9786612297014 6612297018 9781441145833 1441145834 |