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Kant on genius and art

Authors :
Murray, Bradley
Source :
The British Journal of Aesthetics. April, 2007, Vol. 47 Issue 2, p199, 16 p.
Publication Year :
2007

Abstract

The author examines senses of genius defined in Kant's 'Critique of Judgement'. The article supports the conclusion that to produce an artwork an agent must have and use genius in productive faculty sense, and shows that this argument was not made by Kant as generally believed.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
00070904
Volume :
47
Issue :
2
Database :
Gale General OneFile
Journal :
The British Journal of Aesthetics
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsgcl.168001981