The Idea of Form

Rethinking Kant's Aesthetics

By: Rodolphe Gasche

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Against the assumption that aesthetic form relates to a harmonious arrangement of parts into a beautiful whole, this work argues that reason is the real theme of the Critique of Judgement as of the two earlier Critiques. Since aesthetic judgement of the beautiful becomes possible only when the mind is confronted with things of nature, for which no determined concepts of understanding are available, aesthetic judgement is involved in an epistemological or, rather, para-epistemological task. The predicate "beautiful" indicates that something has minimal form and is cognizable. This book explores this concept of form, in particular the role of presentation (Darstellung) in what Kant refers to as mere form, which involves not only the understanding, but also reason as the faculty of ideas. Such a notion of form reveals why the beautiful can be related to the morally good. On the basis of this reinterpreted concept of form, most major concepts and themes of the Critique of Judgement - such as disinterestedness, free play, the sublime, genius and beautiful arts - are examined by the author and shown in a new light.

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"The book reads very well and does a wonderful job of unfolding and disentangling Kant's dense and very complex arguments. In addition to philosophers, it will be of interest to those working in literary criticism, art theory, and political theory." - Dennis Schmidt,Villanova University

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Non-Fiction Philosophy Philosophy & Aesthetics Epistemology & The Theory of Knowledge History of Western Philosophy

Acknowledgments	p. ix
Introduction	p. 1
One Principle More	p. 13
Transcendentality, in Play	p. 42
On Mere Form	p. 60
Presenting the Maximum	p. 89
Absolutely Great	p. 119
Interest and Disinterestedness	p. 155
The Arts, in the Nude	p. 179
Hypotyposis	p. 202
Notes	p. 221
Bibliography	p. 247
Index	p. 253
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