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We philosophers love to argue, and so when I say that de Duve offers a lot to argue with, I mean that as sincere high praise. . . . Like him, I do think that Kantian aesthetics provides the best way to understand contemporary visual art. That, need I say, is a controversial claim, and one that he defends with great persuasive force. For this reason, I look forward to rereading this pregnantly suggestive book and the three additional volumes that we are promised. --David Carrier Hyperallergic The possibility of an ethical understanding of art shared by a community is presented as powerfully affirming for all. This first volume in the Aesthetics at Large set incorporates some previously published material and sustains Duve's objective to make Kant newly relevant. This profound analysis is required reading for those interested in aesthetics and art theory. Some of the content will be appropriate for those who simply want to further their knowledge of aesthetics. The book also provides accessible discussion of minimal and conceptual art and postmodernism. . . . Recommended. -- CHOICE

We philosophers love to argue, and so when I say that de Duve offers a lot to argue with, I mean that as sincere high praise. . . . Like him, I do think that Kantian aesthetics provides the best way to understand contemporary visual art. That, need I say, is a controversial claim, and one that he defends with great persuasive force. For this reason, I look forward to rereading this pregnantly suggestive book and the three additional volumes that we are promised. --David Carrier Hyperallergic

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Thierry de Duve is Evelyn Kranes Kossak Professor at Hunter College, City University of New York, and Professor Emeritus from the University of Lille 3. He has served as a visiting professor at the Institute of Fine Arts (NYU), UCLA, the University of Texas at Austin, the University of Pennsylvania, Johns Hopkins, and MIT, as well as at various foreign universities on three continents. He is the author of numerous books, including Clement Greenberg Between the Lines and Sewn in the Sweatshops of Marx, both published by the University of Chicago Press.

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