Kant's Aesthetic Theory: The Beautiful and Agreeable Contributor(s): Berger, David (Author) |
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ISBN: 1441124977 ISBN-13: 9781441124975 Publisher: Continuum
Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: December 2011 Click for more in this series: Continuum Studies in Philosophy (Paperback) |
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BISAC Categories: - Philosophy | Aesthetics - Philosophy | History & Surveys - Modern - Philosophy | Movements - Rationalism |
Dewey: 111.85 |
Series: Continuum Studies in Philosophy (Paperback) |
Physical Information: 0.38" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" L (0.56 lbs) 176 pages |
Features: Bibliography |
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Publisher Description: 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. |
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