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Record Nr.

UNINA9910778482403321

Autore

Berger David <1974->

Titolo

Kant's aesthetic theory : the beautiful and agreeable / / David Berger

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : Continuum, , 2009

ISBN

1-4725-4570-2

1-282-29701-5

9786612297014

1-4411-5842-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (175 p.)

Collana

Continuum studies in philosophy

Disciplina

111/.85092

Soggetti

Aesthetics, Modern - 18th century

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

The twofold conception of taste -- The beautiful and the agreeable -- Sensations and interests -- Some varieties of normativity.

Sommario/riassunto

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