Kant's Aesthetic Cognitivism - On the Value of Art

Mojca Kuplen connects 18th-century German aesthetics to contemporary theories of self-knowledge in order to highlight the unique cognitive value of art. She does this through revisiting Kant’s account of aesthetic ideas, and demonstrating how works of art can increase our understanding of abstract concepts whilst promoting self-knowledge. Addressing some of the most fundamental questions in contemporary aesthetics and philosophy of art, this study covers the value and importance of art, the relationship between art and beauty, the role of knowledge in art and the criteria for artistic excellence. It offers an insight into problems related to the apprehension of meaning and the cognitive processing of abstract representations that have been of interest to contemporary cognitive science. Kant's Aesthetic Cognitivism presents these arguments in a lucid and wide-ranging engagement with the history of aesthetics and current academic debates to understand what art is and why it is valuable.

General

Imprint:	Bloomsbury Academic
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	2025
Authors:	Mojca Kuplen
Dimensions:	234 x 156mm (L x W)
Pages:	208
ISBN-13:	978-1-350-28955-0
Categories:	Books Promotions
LSN:	1-350-28955-8
Barcode:	9781350289550

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