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5 - Classifying the Fine Arts

from Part II - Genius and the Fine Arts

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 January 2024

Robert R. Clewis
Robert R. Clewis
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Gwynedd Mercy University, Pennsylvania
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Chapter 5 examines Kant’s modern theory of the fine arts with reference to his predecessors, in particular, Charles Batteux and Christian Wolff. Kant experiments with different classificatory themes over the years. Starting in the mid-1770s, Kant conceives of aesthetic experiences of fine art as evoking a free play between the imagination and understanding, distinguishes fine art from handicraft, and views the fine arts as products of genius (and spirit) that express or exhibit aesthetic ideas.

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Kantgeniusspiritfree playBatteuxWolffrankingpoetrytheory of the arts
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The Origins of Kant's Aesthetics , pp. 129 - 148
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2023

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  • Classifying the Fine Arts
  • Robert R. Clewis, Gwynedd Mercy University, Pennsylvania
  • Book: The Origins of Kant's Aesthetics
  • Online publication: 10 January 2024
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009209403.008
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  • Robert R. Clewis, Gwynedd Mercy University, Pennsylvania
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  • Classifying the Fine Arts
  • Robert R. Clewis, Gwynedd Mercy University, Pennsylvania
  • Book: The Origins of Kant's Aesthetics
  • Online publication: 10 January 2024
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009209403.008
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