|
Books > Humanities > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Aesthetics
|
Buy Now
The Demands of Taste in Kant's Aesthetics (Hardcover, New)
Loot Price: R5,273
Discovery Miles 52 730
|
|
|
The Demands of Taste in Kant's Aesthetics (Hardcover, New)
Series: Continuum Studies in Philosophy
Expected to ship within 10 - 15 working days
|
Typically philosophers have either viewed beauty as objective and
judgments of beauty as universally valid, or else they have viewed
beauty as subjective and regarded judgments of beauty as merely
private preferences. Immanuel Kant is famous for his unique third
path. Kant argues that beauty is subjective, but the judgment of
taste about beauty is capable of universal validity. In his view,
the beautiful is not a feature of objects themselves, but merely
represents the way we respond to objects. Furthermore, the judgment
of taste about beauty is a merely "aesthetic" judgment - i.e., one
based on a feeling of pleasure we take in the object. The judgment
of taste, on the other hand, possesses "universal validity": to
call something beautiful is implicitly to "demand" that all others
find it beautiful as well. Kant's views about the taste for the
beautiful have long been the subject of controversy. Scholars have
differed over the interpretation of the demand contained in a
judgment of taste and whether Kant's attempt to legitimate this
demand is successful. Brent Kalar argues that the demands of taste
should be understood as involving a uniquely aesthetic normativity
rooted in Kant's cognitive psychology. If the basis of aesthetic
pleasure in the activity of the cognitive faculties is properly
understood, then Kant's attempt to legitimate the demands of taste
may be regarded as a success. This leads Kalar to give a new
interpretation of the nature of the beautiful according to Kant
that re-examines the relationship between "free play" and the "form
of purposiveness" in Kant's aesthetics, and restores the "aesthetic
ideas" to their rightful centrality in Kant's theory.
General
Is the information for this product incomplete, wrong or inappropriate?
Let us know about it.
Does this product have an incorrect or missing image?
Send us a new image.
Is this product missing categories?
Add more categories.
Review This Product
No reviews yet - be the first to create one!
|
You might also like..
|
Email address subscribed successfully.
A activation email has been sent to you.
Please click the link in that email to activate your subscription.
Welcome to Loot.co.za!
Sign in / Register |Wishlists & Gift Vouchers |Help | Advanced search
