The Critique Of Judgement: (containing Kant's "Critique of Aesthetic Judgement" and "Critique of Teleological Judgement")

'beauty has purport and significance only for human beings, for beings at once animal and rational'In the Critique of Judgement (1790) Kant offers a penetrating analysis of our experience of the beautiful and the sublime, discussing the objectivity of taste, aesthetic disinterestedness, the relation of art and nature, the role of imagination, genius and originality, the limits of representation and the connection between morality and the aesthetic. He also investigates the validity of our judgements concerning the apparent purposiveness of nature with respect to the highest interests of reason and enlightenment. The work profoundly influenced the artists and writers of the classical and romantic period and the philosophy of Hegel and Schelling. It has remained a central point of reference from Schopenhauer and Nietzsche through to phenomenology, hermeneutics, the Frankfurt School, analytical aesthetics and contemporary critical theory. J. C. Meredith's classic translation has been revised in accordance with standard modern renderings and provided with a bilingual glossary. This edition also includes the important'First Introduction'that Kant originally composed for the work. ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more. In The Critique Of Judgement, Kant Offers A Penetrating Analysis Of Our Experience Of The Beautiful And The Sublime. He Discusses The Objectivity Of Taste, Aesthetic Disinterestedness, The Relation Of Art And Nature, The Role Of Imagination, Genius And Originality, The Limits Of Representation, And The Connection Between Morality And The Aesthetic. He Also Investigates The Validity Of Our Judgements Concerning The Degree In Which Nature Has A Purpose, With Respect To The Highest Interests Of Reason And Enlightenment. The Work Profoundly Influenced The Artists, Writers, And Philosophers Of The Classical And Romantic Period, Including Hegel, Schelling, Schopenhauer, And Nietzsche. In Addition, It Has Remained A Landmark Work In Fields Such As Phenomenology, Hermeneutics, The Frankfurt School, Analytical Aesthetics, And Contemporary Critical Theory. Today It Remains An Essential Work Of Philosophy, And Required Reading For All With An Interest In Aesthetics. - Publisher. Critique Of Aesthetic Judgement -- Critique Of Teleological Judgement -- Appendix : The 'first Introduction' To The Critique Of Judgement. Immanuel Kant ; Translated By James Creed Meredith ; Revised, Edited, And Introduced By Nicholas Walker. Translated From The German. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Pt. 1. Critique Of Aesthetic Judgement.--pt. 2. Critique Of Teleological Judgement. Immanuel Kant ; Translated With Analytical Indexes By James Creed Meredith. Translation Of: Kritik Der Urteilskraft. Reprint (1st Work). Originally Published: Kant's Critique Of Aesthetic Judgement. Oxford : Clarendon Press, 1911. Introd. And Notes Omitted. Reprint (2nd Work). Originally Published: Kant's Critique Of Teleological Judgement. Oxford : Clarendon Press, 1928. Introd. And Notes Omitted. Includes Indexes. IF we wish to discern whether anything is beautiful or not, we do not refer the representation of it to the Object by means of understanding with a view to cognition, but by means of the imagination (acting perhaps in conjunction with understanding) we refer the representation to the Subject and its feeling of pleasure or displeasure. Kant's Critique of Judgement analyses our experience of the beautiful and the sublime in relation to nature, morality, and theology. Meredith's classic translation is here lightly revised and supplemented with a bilingual glossary. The edition also includes the important First Introduction. This edition contains the Critique of Aesthetic Judgement and Critique of Teleological Judgement. The introductions and notes that accompanied the translations in the original two volumes have now been dropped in order to make the translations available in a single volume.