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Poetic critique - is that not an oxymoron? Do these two forms of
behavior, the poetic and the critical, not pull in different, even
opposite, directions? For many scholars working in the humanities
today, they largely do, but that has not always been the case.
Friedrich Schlegel, for one, believed that critique worthy of its
name must itself be poetic. Only then would it stand a chance of
responding adequately to the work of art. Taking Schlegel's idea of
poetische Kritik as a starting point, this volume reflects on the
possibility of drawing these alleged opposites closer together. In
light of current debates about the legacy of critique, it
investigates whether a concept such as poetic critique (or poetic
criticism) lends itself to enriching our intellectual practice by
engaging with the poetic potential of criticism and the critical
value of art and literature.
Why read Kant's Critique of Judgment today? Does this classic of
aesthetic theory still possess the vitality to prompt those of us
engaged with art and criticism to think more deeply about issues
that move us, issues such as the force of aesthetic experience, the
essence of art, and the relationship of beauty and meaning? It
does, if we find the right way into it. Michel Chaouli shows us one
such way. He unwraps the gray packing paper of Kant's prose to
reveal the fresh and fierce ideas that dwell in this
masterpiece-not just the philosopher's theory of beauty but also
his ruminations on organisms and life. Each chapter in Thinking
with Kant's Critique of Judgment unfolds the complexity of a key
concept, to disclose its role in Kant's thought and to highlight
the significance it holds for our own thinking. Chaouli invites all
who are interested in art and interpretation-novice and expert
alike-to set out on the path of thinking with the Critique of
Judgment. The rewards are handsome: we see just how profoundly
Kant's book can shape our own ideas about aesthetic experience and
meaning. By thinking with Kant, we learn to surpass the horizon of
his thought and find ourselves pushed to the very edge of what can
be grasped firmly. That is where Kant's book is at its most
thrilling.
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