Kant's Critique of Judgement by Immanuel Kant
"Kant's Critique of Judgement" by Immanuel Kant is a philosophical work written in the late 18th century. This book represents a critical examination of aesthetics and teleology, focusing on the judgements we make regarding beauty and the purposefulness of nature. Kant seeks to establish a foundational principle for understanding the nature of judgement itself, exploring how feelings of pleasure and beauty are interconnected with our cognitive faculties. At the start of "Kant'sCritique of Judgement," the author introduces the fundamental questions surrounding the faculty of judgement, specifically whether it operates on principles that are distinct from those of understanding and reason. Kant discusses the importance of reflective judgement in appreciating beauty and understanding the purposiveness of nature. He emphasizes that the enterprise of examining aesthetics cannot be separated from the theoretical and practical parts of philosophy, suggesting that our capacity to derive meaning from nature hinges not only on logical reasoning but also on the subjective judgements we make based on pleasure and taste. This opening sets the stage for a profound exploration of how we perceive beauty and the underlying principles that govern our understanding of the natural world. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Kant, Immanuel, 1724-1804 |
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| Translator | Bernard, J. H. (John Henry), 1860-1927 |
| Uniform Title | Kritik der Urteilskraft. English |
| Title | Kant's Critique of Judgement |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Critique_of_Judgment |
| Note | Reading ease score: 38.3 (College-level). Difficult to read. |
| Credits | Produced by Charlie Howard and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | B: Philosophy, Psychology, Religion |
| Subject | Judgment (Logic) |
| Subject | Judgment (Aesthetics) |
| Subject | Teleology |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 48433 |
| Release Date | Mar 8, 2015 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
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