{"product_id":"the-idea-of-form-rethinking-kants-aesthetics-9780804746212","title":"The Idea of Form: Rethinking Kant's Aesthetics","description":"\u003cp\u003eAgainst the assumption that aesthetic form relates to a harmonious arrangement of parts into a beautiful whole, this book argues that reason is the real theme of the \u003ci\u003eCritique of Judgment\u003c\/i\u003e as of the two earlier \u003ci\u003eCritiques\u003c\/i\u003e. Since aesthetic judgment of the beautiful becomes possible only when the mind is confronted with things of nature, for which no determined concepts of understanding are available, aesthetic judgment is involved in an epistemological or, rather, para-epistemological task. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe predicate \"beautiful\" indicates that something has minimal form and is cognizable. This book explores this concept of form, in particular the role of presentation (\u003ci\u003eDarstellung\u003c\/i\u003e) in what Kant refers to as \"mere form,\" which involves not only the understanding, but also reason as the faculty of ideas. Such a notion of form reveals why the beautiful can be related to the morally good. On the basis of this reinterpreted concept of form, most major concepts and themes of the \u003ci\u003eCritique of Judgment\u003c\/i\u003e--such as disinterestedness, free play, the sublime, genius, and beautiful arts--are examined by the author and shown in a new light. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Rodolphe Gasche\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Stanford University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/10\/2002\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSeries:\u003c\/b\u003e Cultural Memory in the Present\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.81lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.02h x 7.68w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780804746212","brand":"Stanford University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43176900886665,"sku":"9780804746212","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_fbaa18b4-06fb-4935-9efe-4015f6aacaae.jpg?v=1733216735","url":"https:\/\/sonsanddaughtersbooks.com\/products\/the-idea-of-form-rethinking-kants-aesthetics-9780804746212","provider":"Sons and Daughters Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}