1st Edition

Kant and the Reorientation of Aesthetics

By Joseph J. Tinguely Copyright 2018
246 Pages
by Routledge

246 Pages
by Routledge

246 Pages
by Routledge

This book argues that the philosophical significance of Kant’s aesthetics lies not in its explicit account of beauty but in its implicit account of intentionality. Kant’s account is distinct in that feeling, affect, or mood must be operative within the way the mind receives the world. Moreover, these modes of receptivity fall within the normative domain so that we can hold each other responsible... Read more

1. Introduction: Aside from Beauty

2. Imagination: The Productive Imagination: An Aesthetic Touch

3. Tone: Tone, Modulation, and Affectivity: The Aesthetics of Intentionality

4. Rhetoric: The Implicit Affection between Kantian Judgement and Aristotelian Rhetoric

5. Quarrels: Kantian Quarrels: Hume, Rousseau, and the Making of Aesthetic Discourse

6. Meta-Aesthetics: Kantian Meta-Aesthetics and the Neglected Alternative

7. Orientation: Orientation and the Aesthetic Symbolization of the World

8. Postscript: Finding the World

Biography

Joseph J. Tinguely is Assistant Professor of Philosophy at the University of South Dakota, USA

"Brief summaries cannot do justice to the commendable care, detail, and nuance exhibited throughout this book. While he does not rest his case on being a ‘correct’ interpretation of Kant, Tinguely engages with the literature in a serious and substantial way, and every Kant scholar concerned with these issues will benefit from his insights. His engaging and original book undoubtedly opens up new avenues of thought about Kant, and is well worth reading for a broader audience of philosophers as well."Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews