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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Bradley MurrayPublisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd Imprint: Wiley-Blackwell Dimensions: Width: 15.80cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 23.60cm Weight: 0.340kg ISBN: 9781118950654ISBN 10: 1118950658 Pages: 160 Publication Date: 12 June 2015 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Out of stock ![]() The supplier is temporarily out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you on backorder and shipped when it becomes available. Table of ContentsAcknowledgements viii Note on Citations ix Introduction 1 1 Aesthetics and Culture in Context 13 2 Beauty and Love 31 3 Beauty and Disinterestedness 46 4 Art, Genius, and Abstraction 66 5 Sublimity and Esteem 84 6 Choosing Culture Over Happiness 105 7 Conclusion 122 Bibliography 138 Index 143ReviewsDrawing upon a wide range of Kant's writings on culture and ethics, Murray delivers a fresh, contemporary challenge to the standard view of Kant's aesthetics in the philosophy of art long overdue, highly recommended. Jennifer A. McMahon, The University of Adelaide With Kant as his guide, Bradley Murray adeptly negotiates the tricky yet crucially important terrain between aesthetics and morality. He offers us both a compelling reading of Kant and also an imaginative exploration of the issues. His approach is invigorating and refreshing, while also respecting scholarly values. The Possibility of Culture deserves to open up relatively underexplored issues that are nevertheless of enduring importance both in the understanding of Kant as well as in aesthetics and the philosophy of culture. Nick Zangwill, University of Hull Drawing upon a wide range of Kant's writings on culture and ethics, Murray delivers a fresh, contemporary challenge to the standard view of Kant's aesthetics in the philosophy of art long overdue, highly recommended. Jennifer A. McMahon, The University of Adelaide With Kant as his guide, Bradley Murray adeptly negotiates the tricky yet crucially important terrain between aesthetics and morality. He offers us both a compelling reading of Kant and also an imaginative exploration of the issues. His approach is invigorating and refreshing, while also respecting scholarly values. The Possibility of Culture deserves to open up relatively underexplored issues that are nevertheless of enduring importance both in the understanding of Kant as well as in aesthetics and the philosophy of culture. Nick Zangwill, University of Hull Author InformationBradley Murray is a philosopher and psychotherapist who has taught at the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, and Oxford University, England. He has published widely on topics relating to Kantian philosophy. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |