The Possibility of Culture
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The Possibility of Culture

Pleasure and Moral Development in Kant's Aesthetics

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eBook - ePub

The Possibility of Culture

Pleasure and Moral Development in Kant's Aesthetics

About this book

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

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Year
2015
Print ISBN
9781118950654
eBook ISBN
9781118950678

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title page
  3. Table of Contents
  4. Acknowledgements
  5. Note on Citations
  6. Introduction
  7. 1 Aesthetics and Culture in Context
  8. 2 Beauty and Love
  9. 3 Beauty and Disinterestedness
  10. 4 Art, Genius, and Abstraction
  11. 5 Sublimity and Esteem
  12. 6 Choosing Culture Over Happiness
  13. 7 Conclusion
  14. Bibliography
  15. Index
  16. End User License Agreement

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