An Introduction to Kant's Aesthetics - Wenzel, Christian Helmut
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Kant's Critique of the Power of Judgment is one of the most important and enduring contributions to philosophical aesthetics. It is also notoriously difficult. In An Introduction to Kant's Aesthetics, Christian Wenzel discusses and demystifies this seminal work, guiding the reader each step of the way, placing key points of discussion in the context of Kant's other work. The starting point of Kant's aesthetics, and Wenzel's treatment, is the observation that aesthetic judgments seem to hover uneasily between subjective and objective domains. On the one hand, there appear to be standards of…mehr

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Kant's Critique of the Power of Judgment is one of the most important and enduring contributions to philosophical aesthetics. It is also notoriously difficult. In An Introduction to Kant's Aesthetics, Christian Wenzel discusses and demystifies this seminal work, guiding the reader each step of the way, placing key points of discussion in the context of Kant's other work. The starting point of Kant's aesthetics, and Wenzel's treatment, is the observation that aesthetic judgments seem to hover uneasily between subjective and objective domains. On the one hand, there appear to be standards of taste, such that aesthetic judgments demand some kind of consensus; on the other hand, there simultaneously seem to exist no specific rules governing what is beautiful. Beginning with this premise, Kant delineates four moments of aesthetic judgment, considers the question of the beautiful, the sublime, and the ugly, and from this groundwork creates a new philosophical theory that reveals the essence of taste, and much else, about human nature besides. Wenzel artfully guides readers through Kant's work with thoroughness and clarity, making Kant's aesthetics accessible to newcomers and more rewarding for those returning to the subject.
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Christian Helmut Wenzel is Associate Professor at the National Chi Nan University in Taiwan. He is the author of The Problem of Subjective Universality of the Judgment of Taste in Kant, published in German (2000).
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"As an overall assessment, then, this is undoubtedly one of themost interesting and meticulous "guides" to Kant's aesthetictheory. Even though Wenzel clearly adopts a slightly differentapproach to Kant's aesthetic theory than this reviewer, this bookis probably the best introductory volume currently available."Elisabeth Shellekens, The Journal of Aesthetics and ArtCriticism

"In sum, I highly recommend this book to students and scholarswith some familiarity with Kant and the "Critique ofAesthetic Judgment." This book will surely deepen theirunderstanding of Kant." Kenneth F. Rogerson, Notre DamePhilosophical Reviews

"Wenzel's book is an invaluable aid for all seriousstudents of Kant's third Critique. The reconstruction ofarguments is clear and concise; the annotated bibliography isremarkably knowledgeable and helpful." Karl Ameriks,University of Notre Dame

"This volume will be indispensable to any new reader ofKant's third Critique who seeks illumination of its key concepts,insights into its philosophical context, and guidance for furtherstudy." Eckart Förster, Johns HopkinsUniversity