Kant and the claims of the empirical world : a transcendental reading of the Critique of the power of judgment /
Kant's Critique of the Power of Judgment (1790), the third and last of his critical works, has been recognized as a work of great philosophical import from its first reception and it continues to draw much attention to this day. It is nevertheless a highly puzzling book and its interpretation h...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge ; New York :
Cambridge University Press,
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| Summary: | Kant's Critique of the Power of Judgment (1790), the third and last of his critical works, has been recognized as a work of great philosophical import from its first reception and it continues to draw much attention to this day. It is nevertheless a highly puzzling book and its interpretation has produced a virtual maze of exegetical controversies. On the one hand, it claims to bring the "entire critical enterprise to an end" (KU 5:170). On the other hand, it appears to address a great diversity of philosophical topics, many of which do not seem to be part of or even related to Kant's critical project. Its Introduction takes on the task of bridging "the incalculable gulf [unübersehbare Kluft]" (KU 5:175) between nature and freedom as well as the task of completing the account of the transcendental conditions of an empirical experience of nature. The book itself, however, discusses our experiences of the beauty of nature and fine art as well as different experiences of sublimity. It also discusses the teleological manner in which we view organic nature and the natural world more broadly. It ends with a long section devoted to the notion of the highest good. |
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| Physical Description: | xiv, 225 pages ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781108834261 1108834264 9781108994767 1108994768 |