Kant, Immanuel
Critique of Judgement (Oxford World's Classics)
- ISBN 13:
- 9780199552467
- author:
- Kant, Immanuel
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Oxford University Press, USA
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2009
- Pages:
- 480
- Dimensions:
- 19.3 x 12.7 x 2.54 centimetres (
- Genre:
- Ethics & moral philosophy
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 5 working days
Description
The Critique of Judgement is a profound analysis of our experience of the beautiful and the sublime, exploring the objectivity of taste, aesthetic disinterestedness, and the role of imagination in shaping our perception of art and nature. Kant's work investigates the limits of representation and the connection between morality and the aesthetic, offering a nuanced understanding of the complex relationships between reason, beauty, and human experience.
First published in 1790, this influential work has had a lasting impact on art, literature, and philosophy, influencing thinkers from Schopenhauer and Nietzsche to phenomenology and contemporary critical theory. This revised edition, translated by J. C. Meredith, features a bilingual glossary and the important 'First Introduction' that Kant originally composed for the work.