1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910140854103321

Titolo

Early modern Europe [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Rens Bod, Jaap Maat and Thijs Weststeijn

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Amsterdam, : Amsterdam University Press, 2010

ISBN

1-282-98538-8

9786612985386

90-485-1333-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (401 p.)

Collana

Making of the humanities ; ; v. 1

Altri autori (Persone)

BodRens

MaatJaap

WeststeijnThijs

Disciplina

001.309

Soggetti

Europe History

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

I. The humanities versus the sciences -- II. The visual arts as liberal arts -- III. Humanism and heresy -- IV. Language and poetics -- V. Linguists and logicians  -- VI. Philology and philosophy -- VII. The history of history.

Sommario/riassunto

The first step towards the development of a comparative history of the humanities.



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910877087903321

Autore

Wenzel Christian Helmut

Titolo

An introduction to Kant's aesthetics : core concepts and problems / / Christian Helmut Wenzel

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Malden, MA ; ; Oxford, : Blackwell Pub., c2005

ISBN

9786610238071

9781280238079

1280238070

9780470762295

0470762292

9780470776599

0470776595

9781405150156

1405150157

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (200 p.)

Disciplina

111/.85

Soggetti

Aesthetics

Judgment (Logic)

Judgment (Aesthetics)

Teleology

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 (p. [157]-170) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction -- Disinterestedness : first moment -- Universality : second moment -- Purposiveness : third moment -- Necessity : fourth moment -- Fine art, nature, and genius -- Beyond beauty -- Two challenges -- Summary and overview.

Sommario/riassunto

In An Introduction to Kant's Aesthetics, Christian Wenzel discusses and demystifies Kant's Critique of the Power of Judgment, guiding the reader each step of the way and placing key points of discussion in the context of Kant's other work. Explains difficult concepts in plain language, using numerous examples and a helpful glossary. Proceeds in the same order as Kant's text for ease of reference and



comprehension. Includes an illuminating foreword by Henry E. Allison. Offers twenty-six further-reading sections, commenting briefly on books and arti