{"product_id":"the-possibility-of-culture-pleasure-and-moral-development-in-kants-aesthetics-hardback-9781118950654","title":"The Possibility of Culture; Pleasure and Moral Development in Kant's Aesthetics (Hardback) 9781118950654","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Possibility of Culture\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003ePleasure and Moral Development in Kant's Aesthetics\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cp\u003e“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.”\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eJennifer A. McMahon, The University of Adelaide\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“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. \u003ci\u003eThe Possibility of Culture\u003c\/i\u003e 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.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNick Zangwill, University of Hull\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eBradley Murray (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781118950654, Wiley\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 12 June 2015\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e160 pages\u003cbr\u003e23.6 x 15.8 x 1.5 cm, 0.34 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eT\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003ehe Possibility of Culture: Pleasure and Moral Development in Kant’s Aesthetics\u003c\/i\u003e presents an in-depth exploration and deconstruction of Kant’s depiction of the ways in which aesthetic pursuits can promote personal moral development.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003ePresents an in-depth exploration of the connection between Kant’s aesthetics and his views on moral development\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eReveals the links between Kant’s aesthetics and his anthropology and moral psychology\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExplores Kant’s notion of genius and his views on the connections between the social aspects of taste and moral development\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAddresses aspects of Kant’s ethical theory that will interest scholars working in ethics and moral psychology\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eAcknowledgements viii \u003cp\u003eNote on Citations ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Aesthetics and Culture in Context 13\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Beauty and Love 31\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Beauty and Disinterestedness 46\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Art, Genius, and Abstraction 66\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Sublimity and Esteem 84\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Choosing Culture Over Happiness 105\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Conclusion 122\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBibliography 138\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 143\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Philosophy [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Philosophy\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Philosophy%20%5BHP%5D%22\"\u003eHP\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52421383815448,"sku":"9781118950654","price":74.19,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9781118950654.jpg?v=1784593940","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-possibility-of-culture-pleasure-and-moral-development-in-kants-aesthetics-hardback-9781118950654","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}