Murray The Possibility of Culture

Pleasure and Moral Development in Kant's Aesthetics
1. Auflage 2015
ISBN: 978-1-118-95066-1
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 160 Seiten, E-Book

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

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.