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Critique of Judgment (Hackett Classics Series)

By Werner S. Pluhar (Translator) , Immanuel Kant (Author) , Mary J. Gregor (Foreword)

Book information

Publisher
Hackett Pub Co
Year
1987
ISBN
0872200256, 9780872200258, 0872200264, 9780872200265
LCC
B2783.E5 P58 1987
Open Library ID
OL2721365M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
32 MB (33672604 bytes)
Edition
1st
Pages
686\686
Time added
2011-08-31 04:54:40

Description

In THE CRITIQUE OF JUDGMENT (1790), Immanuel Kant (1724-1804) seeks to establish the a priori principles underlying the faculty of judgement, just as he did in his previous critiques of pure and practical reason. The first part deals with the subject of our aesthetic sensibility; we respond to certain natural phenomena as beautiful, says Kant, when we recognise in nature a harmonious order that satisfies the mind's own need for order. The second half of the critique concentrates on the apparent teleology in nature's design of organisms. Kant argues that our minds are inclined to see purpose and order in nature and this is the main principle underlying all of our judgements. Although this might imply a super sensible Designer, Kant insists that we cannot prove a supernatural dimension or the existence of God. Such considerations are beyond reason and are solely the province of faith.

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