Kant's Concept of Genius: Its Origin and Function in the Third Critique
While many studies have chronicled the Romantic legacy of artistic genius, this book uncovers the roots of the concept of genius in Kant's third Critique, alongside the development of his understanding of nature. Paul Bruno addresses a genuine gap in the existing scholarship by exploring the origins of Kant's thought on aesthetic judgment and particularly the artist.

The development of the word 'genius' and its intimate association with the artist played itself out in a rich cultural context, a context that is inescapably significant in Western thought. Bruno shows how in many ways we are still interrogating the ways in which a nature governed by physical laws can be reconciled with a spirit of human creativity and freedom. This book leads us to a better understanding of the centrality of understanding the modern artistic enterprise, characterized as it is by creativity, for modern conceptions of the self.
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Kant's Concept of Genius: Its Origin and Function in the Third Critique
While many studies have chronicled the Romantic legacy of artistic genius, this book uncovers the roots of the concept of genius in Kant's third Critique, alongside the development of his understanding of nature. Paul Bruno addresses a genuine gap in the existing scholarship by exploring the origins of Kant's thought on aesthetic judgment and particularly the artist.

The development of the word 'genius' and its intimate association with the artist played itself out in a rich cultural context, a context that is inescapably significant in Western thought. Bruno shows how in many ways we are still interrogating the ways in which a nature governed by physical laws can be reconciled with a spirit of human creativity and freedom. This book leads us to a better understanding of the centrality of understanding the modern artistic enterprise, characterized as it is by creativity, for modern conceptions of the self.
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Kant's Concept of Genius: Its Origin and Function in the Third Critique

Kant's Concept of Genius: Its Origin and Function in the Third Critique

by Paul W. Bruno
Kant's Concept of Genius: Its Origin and Function in the Third Critique

Kant's Concept of Genius: Its Origin and Function in the Third Critique

by Paul W. Bruno

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While many studies have chronicled the Romantic legacy of artistic genius, this book uncovers the roots of the concept of genius in Kant's third Critique, alongside the development of his understanding of nature. Paul Bruno addresses a genuine gap in the existing scholarship by exploring the origins of Kant's thought on aesthetic judgment and particularly the artist.

The development of the word 'genius' and its intimate association with the artist played itself out in a rich cultural context, a context that is inescapably significant in Western thought. Bruno shows how in many ways we are still interrogating the ways in which a nature governed by physical laws can be reconciled with a spirit of human creativity and freedom. This book leads us to a better understanding of the centrality of understanding the modern artistic enterprise, characterized as it is by creativity, for modern conceptions of the self.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781441194824
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Publication date: 10/27/2011
Series: Continuum Studies in Philosophy
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 176
File size: 199 KB

About the Author

Paul Bruno is Associate Professor of Philosophy at Framingham State College, Massachusetts, USA.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments
Introduction
1. Origins Genius
2. Aspects of the Third Critique
3. Nature
4. Genius
Conclusion

Notes
Bibliography
Index
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