Kantian art criticism / Emine Hande Tuna

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Tuna, Emine Hande, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Kant, Immanuel, 1724-1804--Aesthetics.

Kant, Immanuel.

Art criticism--Philosophy.

Art criticism.

Kant, Immanuel, 1724-1804.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2026

Summary:

"Combining historical insight with contemporary theory, this book demonstrates that Kant's aesthetics can ground a robust theory of art criticism. It challenges the widespread view that Kant's rejection of aesthetic testimony – the idea that we cannot simply adopt someone else's judgment without firsthand experience – and his dismissal of general rules such as 'symmetry guarantees beauty' or 'a tragic ending ensures depth' leave critics powerless. If testimony and rules are excluded, evaluations such as 'Blade Runner is a masterpiece' lose authority, while descriptions like 'most of the story takes place in perpetual rain and darkness' seem irrelevant to the critic's evaluation. Kantian Art Criticism locates the solution in Kant's overlooked judgments of perfection such as 'the film innovates within the neo-noir genre.' It reimagines what critical communication can be by positioning these judgments as mediators. They guide aesthetic evaluations and draw support from descriptions of a work's nonaesthetic features"-- Cambridge Core

Contents:

Judgments of perfection: from Leibniz to Kant

Informed impure judgments of taste

Informed pure judgments of taste

Kantian art criticism

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index

Online resource; title from PDF title page (Cambridge Core, viewed June 29, 2026)

Other Format:

Print version: Tuna, Emine Hande Kantian art criticism

ISBN:

9781009620291

1009620290

OCLC:

1594240860

Publisher Number:

CIPO000389662

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license