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Beyond Autonomy in Eighteenth-Century British and German Aesthetics (Paperback)
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Beyond Autonomy in Eighteenth-Century British and German Aesthetics (Paperback)
Series: Routledge Studies in Eighteenth-Century Philosophy
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This volume re-examines traditional interpretations of the rise of
modern aesthetics in eighteenth-century Britain and Germany. It
provides a new account that connects aesthetic experience with
morality, science, and political society. In doing so, it
challenges long-standing teleological narratives that emphasize
disinterestedness and the separation of aesthetics from moral,
cognitive, and political interests. The chapters are divided into
three thematic parts. The chapters in Part I demonstrate the
heteronomy of eighteenth-century British aesthetics. They chart the
evolution of aesthetic concepts and discuss the ethical and
political significance of the aesthetic theories of several key
figures: namely, the third Earl of Shaftesbury, David Hume, and
Adam Smith. Part II explores the ways in which eighteenth-century
German, and German-oriented, thinkers examine aesthetic experience
and moral concerns, and relate to the work of their British
counterparts. The chapters here cover the work of Kant, Moses
Mendelssohn, Alexander Gottlieb Baumgarten, and Madame de Stael.
Finally, Part III explores the interrelation of science,
aesthetics, and a new model of society in the work of Goethe,
Johann Wilhelm Ritter, Friedrich Hoelderlin, and William Hazlitt,
among others. This volume develops unique discussions of the rise
of aesthetic autonomy in the eighteenth century. In bringing
together well-known scholars working on British and German
eighteenth-century aesthetics, philosophy, and literature, it will
appeal to scholars and advanced students in a range of disciplines
who are interested in this topic.
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