Herders naturalist aesthetics eighteenthcentury philosophy. The author refers to toepfer to endorse his claim that teleology plays a role in specifying the subject matter of biology g. My other current research projects include a book project on johann. Despite the title, goys book does not directly address the question of kant and biology. Rachel zuckert s kant on beauty and biology, in graduate faculty. Kant s rationalist aesthetics, kant studien 98 4 2007, 443463. Rachel zuckert, northwestern university, illinois rachel zuckert is professor of philosophy at northwestern university, illinois. Zuckert is the president of north american kant society. An interpretation of the critique of judgement cambridge. The biology part focuses on teleological judgments of organisms, the aesthetics part on pure judgments of taste.
There are several reasons that kants account of organized beings has been hitherto neglected. Zuckert finds much to admire and inspire in herder and his. She argues that, on kant s view, human beings demonstrate a distinctive cognitive ability in appreciating beauty and understanding organic life. Rachel zuckert is the author of kant on beauty and biology 4. Oct 31, 2008 zuckert is working on two projects growing out of her book kant on beauty and biology. Kants aesthetics and teleology stanford encyclopedia of philosophy. The biology part focuses on teleological judgments of organisms, the. Routledge philosophy guidebook to kant on judgment 1st edition. Kant on beauty and biology kants critique of judgment has often been interpreted by scholars as comprising separate treatments of three uneasily connected topics.
Kant on beauty and biology by rachel zuckert waterstones. Program in critical theory northwestern university. Rachel zuckert s book interprets the critique as a unified argument concerning all three domains. Emory department of philosophy invites you to a conversation on professor dilek huseyinzadegans 2019 book, kant s nonideal.
Rachel elizabeth zuckert born january 6, 1969 is an american philosopher and associate professor of philosophy at the northwestern university. Zuckert takes a sweeping approach to kants thought while still engaging in detailed textual exegesis and debate with the secondary literature. The slogan for commentators on kants critique of judgment has often been divide and conquer. Rachel zuckerts book interprets the critique as a unified argument concerning all three domains.
Her recent bookherders naturalist aesthetics falls pleasingly. Journal articles a new look at kant s theory of pleasure, journal of aesthetics and art criticism, recipient of the john fisher prize, 60. An interpretation of the critique of judgment, cambridge university press, 2007, 409pp. She is known for her expertise on kantian philosophy. An interpretation of the critique of judgment cambridge, 2007. Agnes heller 19292019 was hannah arendt professor of philosophy at the new school for social research from 19862019. An interpretation of the critique of judgment modern european philosophy. Aarhus university, conference centre, studenterhus. Purposiveness without a purpose, metascience deepdyve. An interpretation of the critique of judgment, which was recently and justly awarded the first annual book prize of the american society for aesthetics. Rachel zuckert named andersen professor at northwestern. Jul 15, 20 part of the studies in german idealism book series sigi, volume 15. The aesthetic dimension of cognition, thinking about. I begin with rachel zuckert s kant on beauty and biology.
Kant s critique of judgment has often been interpreted by scholars as comprising separate treatments of three uneasily connected topics. Kants aesthetics and teleology together comprise a very wide field, and this article. Rachel elizabeth zuckert department of philosophy northwestern. Allen carlson and glenn parsons, functional beauty 2009 rachel zuckert, kant on beauty and biology. Kant on practical fanaticism in benjamin lipscomb and james krueger, eds. An interpretation of the critique of judgment, published by cambridge university press 2007.
Critique of judgment, and the critique of the power of judgment. Rachel zuckert, herders naturalist aesthetics 2020 michael newall, a philosophy of the art school 2019 yuriko saito, aesthetics of the familiar. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. An interpretation of the critique of judgment, cambridge. By alix cohen as is well known, kant s critique of judgment cj consists of a puzzling introduction of which there are two versions followed by two main parts. Rachel zuckert author of kant on beauty and biology. She has also published articles in journals such as nous, ethics, the journal of philosophy, and philosophy and phenomenological research, as well as book chapters and encyclopedia articles. Kant on beauty and biology is a bold and remarkable book. The harmony of the faculties in recent books on the critique.
American society for aesthetics 18 photos education. Rachel zuckerts book is the first to interpret the critique as a. Zuckert kant and the ideal of beauty kant s main theoretical concern in paragraph 17 is not, i should note, to explain beauty is good inferences or representational conventions, but to argue that in. An interpretation of the critique of judgment 2008 see more. She argues that on kant s view, human beings demonstrate a distinctive cognitive ability in. My research focuses on kant and his philosophical context, broadly understood. Aug 30, 2007 kants critique of judgment has often been interpreted by scholars as comprising separate treatments of three uneasily connected topics. An interpretation of the critique of judgment modern european philosophy hardcover 30 aug. The harmony of the faculties in recent books on the. Rachel zuckert s book is the first to interpret the critique as a unified argument concerning all three domains. Herder contra kant on the sublime journal of aesthetics and art criticism 61. She is author of the prizewinning kant on beauty and biology cambridge, 2007 and coeditor of hegel on philosophy in history cambridge, 2017. An interpretation of the critique of judgment, by rachel zuckert.
An interpretation of the critique of judgment modern european philosophy by zuckert, rachel isbn. An interpretation of the critique of judgment has 1 available editions to buy at half price books marketplace. An interpretation of the critique of judgment, cambridge university. Dec 01, 2020 rachel zuckert, kant on beauty and biology. Kant s critique of judgment comprises two uneasily connected main parts. The first concerns the implications of kant s accounts of aesthetic value and feeling for his moral philosophy.
An interpretation of the critique of judgment modern european philosophy paperback december 25, 2010 5. Article available through philosophy documentation center, here. Nov 24, 2006 kant s critique of judgment has often been interpreted by scholars as comprising separate treatments of three uneasily connected topics. The role of taste in kant s theory of cognition, 1998 kant on understanding organisms as natural purposes, 2001.
Reiner schurmann reads kant through luther, by agnes heller. Kants critique of judgment has often been interpreted by scholars as comprising separate treatments of three uneasily connected topics. An interpretation of the critique of judgment, cambridge university press, 2007. Routledge philosophy guidebook to kant on judgment book cover.
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