Kant and the Claims of Taste [Paperback]

The book offers a detailed account of Kant's views on judgments of taste, aesthetic pleasure, imagination and many other topics.Kant and the Claims of Taste, here published for the first time in paperback in a revised version, has become since its initial publication in 1979 the standard commentary on Kant's aesthetic theory. The book offers a detailed account of Kant's views on judgments of taste, aesthetic pleasure, imagination and many other topics. For this new edition, Paul Guyer has provided a new forward and ha s added a chapter on Kant's conception of fine art.Kant and the Claims of Taste, here published for the first time in paperback in a revised version, has become since its initial publication in 1979 the standard commentary on Kant's aesthetic theory. The book offers a detailed account of Kant's views on judgments of taste, aesthetic pleasure, imagination and many other topics. For this new edition, Paul Guyer has provided a new forward and ha s added a chapter on Kant's conception of fine art.Kant and the Claims of Taste, here published for the first time in paperback in a revised version, has become since its initial publication in 1979 the standard commentary on Kant's aesthetic theory. The book offers a detailed account of Kant's views on judgments of taste, aesthetic pleasure, imagination and many other topics. For this new edition, Paul Guyer has provided a new foreword and has added a chapter on Kant's conception of fine art.1. Kant's Early Views; 2. The Theory of Reflective Judgment; 3. The Harmony of the Faculties; 4. A Universal Voice; 5. The Disinterestedness of Aesthetic Judgment; 6. The Form of Finality; 7. The Task of the Deduction; 8. The Deduction: First Attempt; 9. The Deduction: Second Attempt; 10. The Metaphysics of Taste; 11. Aesthetics and Morality; 12. Kant's conception of fine art. ...packed on almost every page with exciting things and penetrating insights....It would be difficult to overpraise this book. Journal of AesthlI