The Possibility of Culture

Pleasure and Moral Development in Kant's Aesthetics
1. Auflage 2015
ISBN: 978-1-118-95065-4
Verlag: Wiley

Buch, Englisch, 160 Seiten, Format (B × H): 159 mm x 240 mm, Gewicht: 338 g

Reihe: New Directions in Aesthetics

The Possibility of Culture: Pleasure and Moral Development in Kant’s Aesthetics presents an in-depth exploration and deconstruction of Kant’s depiction of the ways in which aesthetic pursuits can promote personal moral development.

- Presents an in-depth exploration of the connection between Kant’s aesthetics and his views on moral development
- Reveals the links between Kant’s aesthetics and his anthropology and moral psychology
- Explores Kant’s notion of genius and his views on the connections between the social aspects of taste and moral development
- Addresses aspects of Kant’s ethical theory that will interest scholars working in ethics and moral psychology

Autoren/Hrsg.

Murray, Bradley

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Ethik, Moralphilosophie
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Geschichte der Westlichen Philosophie Westliche Philosophie: Aufklärung
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Geschichte der Westlichen Philosophie Westliche Philosophie: 18. Jahrhundert
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Ästhetik
• Geisteswissenschaften Kunst Kunst, allgemein Kunsttheorie, Kunstphilosophie
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Geschichte der Westlichen Philosophie Westliche Philosophie: Transzendentalphilosophie, Kritizismus

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Acknowledgements viii

Note on Citations ix

Introduction 1

1 Aesthetics and Culture in Context 13

2 Beauty and Love 31

3 Beauty and Disinterestedness 46

4 Art, Genius, and Abstraction 66

5 Sublimity and Esteem 84

6 Choosing Culture Over Happiness 105

7 Conclusion 122

Bibliography 138

Index 143

Über Autor(innen)

Bradley Murray is a philosopher and psychotherapist who has taught at the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, and Oxford University, England. He has published widely on topics relating to Kantian philosophy.