Overview

While many studies have chronicled the Romantic legacy of artistic genius, this book uncovers the roots of the concept of genius in Kant's third Critique, alongside the development of his understanding of nature. Paul Bruno addresses a genuine gap in the existing scholarship by exploring the origins of Kant's thought on aesthetic judgment and particularly the artist. The development of the word ‘genius' and its intimate association with the artist played itself out in a rich cultural context, a context that is inescapably significant in Western thought. Bruno shows how in many ways we are still interrogating the ways in which a nature governed by physical laws can be reconciled with a spirit of human creativity and freedom. This book leads us to a better understanding of the centrality of understanding the modern artistic enterprise, characterized as it is by creativity, for modern conceptions of the self.

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Author:   Paul W. Bruno
Publisher:   Continuum Publishing Corporation
Imprint:   Continuum Publishing Corporation
Edition:   NIPPOD
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 0.90cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.254kg
ISBN:  

9781441132543

ISBN 10:   1441132546
Pages:   176
Publication Date:   29 December 2011
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Language:   English

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Paul Bruno's clear study examines the concept of genius and offers an insightful reflection on its philosophical sources. His book perceptively discusses Young, Gerard, Herder, and especially Kant, judiciously referring to the secondary literature. This innovative book will help the reader understand Kant's views of taste, art, and genius in connection with his philosophy of nature. Robert R. Clewis, Gwynedd-Mercy College, USA, author of The Kantian Sublime and the Revelation of Freedom

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Paul Bruno is Associate Professor of Philosophy at Framingham State College, Massachusetts, USA.

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