This is an important new monograph on an overlooked aspect of
Kant's aesthetic theory, presenting an innovative approach to one
of modern philosophy's greatest works. 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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