The Possibility of Culture Pleasure and Moral Development in Kant's Aesthetics New Directions in Aesthetics Series

The Possibility of Culture: Pleasure and Moral Development in Kant?s Aesthetics presents an in-depth exploration and deconstruction of Kant?s depiction of the ways in which aesthetic pursuits can promote personal moral development.

• Presents an in-depth exploration of the connection between Kant?s aesthetics and his views on moral development
• Reveals the links between Kant?s aesthetics and his anthropology and moral psychology
• Explores Kant?s notion of genius and his views on the connections between the social aspects of taste and moral development
• Addresses aspects of Kant?s ethical theory that will interest scholars working in ethics and moral psychology

Note on Citations ix

Introduction 1

1 Aesthetics and Culture in Context 13

2 Beauty and Love 31

3 Beauty and Disinterestedness 46

4 Art, Genius, and Abstraction 66

5 Sublimity and Esteem 84

6 Choosing Culture Over Happiness 105

7 Conclusion 122

Bibliography 138

Index 143