Kant's Aesthetic Cognitivism

Zusatztext A thorough treatment of Kant's understanding of artworks as expressions of aesthetic ideas is long overdue. Kuplen provides such an account, arguing that art enhances our holistic understanding of abstract concepts and ideas by leveraging the emotional and affective responses they elicit. Doing so, moreover, occasions aesthetic pleasure in art, suggesting an intimate connection between cognitive and aesthetic value at the core of Kant's aesthetic cognitivism. Timely, and fully developed, Kuplen's account is sure to further debate. Informationen zum Autor Mojca Kuplen is an alumni of the Department of Philosophy, Central European University, Austria. She specializes in Kant's philosophy, philosophy of art and aesthetics. She is the author of Beauty, Ugliness and the Free Play of Imagination . Klappentext Mojca Kuplen connects 18th-century German aesthetics to contemporary theories of self-knowledge in order to highlight the unique cognitive value of art. She does this through revisiting Kant's account of aesthetic ideas, and demonstrating how works of art can increase our understanding of abstract concepts whilst promoting self-knowledge. Addressing some of the most fundamental questions in contemporary aesthetics and philosophy of art, this study covers the value and importance of art, the relationship between art and beauty, the role of knowledge in art and the criteria for artistic excellence. It offers an insight into problems related to the apprehension of meaning and the cognitive processing of abstract representations that have been of interest to contemporary cognitive science. Kant's Aesthetic Cognitivism presents these arguments in a lucid and wide-ranging engagement with the history of aesthetics and current academic debates to understand what art is and why it is valuable. Vorwort Revitalises Kant's aesthetic theory in light of cognitivist debates about the value of art and self-knowledge. Zusammenfassung Mojca Kuplen connects 18th-century German aesthetics to contemporary theories of self-knowledge in order to highlight the unique cognitive value of art. She does this through revisiting Kant's account of aesthetic ideas, and demonstrating how works of art can increase our understanding of abstract concepts whilst promoting self-knowledge. Addressing some of the most fundamental questions in contemporary aesthetics and philosophy of art, this study covers the value and importance of art, the relationship between art and beauty, the role of knowledge in art and the criteria for artistic excellence. It offers an insight into problems related to the apprehension of meaning and the cognitive processing of abstract representations that have been of interest to contemporary cognitive science. Kant's Aesthetic Cognitivism presents these arguments in a lucid and wide-ranging engagement with the history of aesthetics and current academic debates to understand what art is and why it is valuable. Inhaltsverzeichnis Abbreviations of Kant's WorksIntroduction1. Aesthetic Cognitivism in the Arts2. Kant and Art as Expression of Aesthetic Ideas3. Artistic Expression of Aesthetic Ideas and Therapeutic Self-knowledge4. Cognitive Value of Representational and Non-representational Art5. The Aesthetic Thesis of Kant's Cognitivism6. Kant and Aesthetic CognitionConclusion NotesBibliographyIndex...

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Revitalises Kant's aesthetic theory in light of cognitivist debates about the value of art and self-knowledge.

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Mojca Kuplen is an alumni of the Department of Philosophy, Central European University, Austria. She specializes in Kant's philosophy, philosophy of art and aesthetics. She is the author of Beauty, Ugliness and the Free Play of Imagination.

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Mojca Kuplen connects 18th-century German aesthetics to contemporary theories of self-knowledge in order to highlight the unique cognitive value of art. She does this through revisiting Kant's account of aesthetic ideas, and demonstrating how works of art can increase our understanding of abstract concepts whilst promoting self-knowledge. Addressing some of the most fundamental questions in contemporary aesthetics and philosophy of art, this study covers the value and importance of art, the relationship between art and beauty, the role of knowledge in art and the criteria for artistic excellence. It offers an insight into problems related to the apprehension of meaning and the cognitive processing of abstract representations that have been of interest to contemporary cognitive science. Kant's Aesthetic Cognitivism presents these arguments in a lucid and wide-ranging engagement with the history of aesthetics and current academic debates to understand what art is and why it is valuable.

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Abbreviations of Kant's Works Introduction 1. Aesthetic Cognitivism in the Arts 2. Kant and Art as Expression of Aesthetic Ideas 3. Artistic Expression of Aesthetic Ideas and Therapeutic Self-knowledge 4. Cognitive Value of Representational and Non-representational Art 5. The Aesthetic Thesis of Kant's Cognitivism 6. Kant and Aesthetic Cognition Conclusion Notes Bibliography Index