Art and ethics in a material world: Kant's pragmatist legacy

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dc.contributor.authorMcMahon, J.
dc.date.issued2014
dc.description.abstractIn this book, Jennifer A. McMahon argues that a reading of Kant's body of work in the light of a pragmatist theory of meaning and language (which arguably is a Kantian legacy) leads one to put community reception ahead of individual reception in the order of aesthetic relations. A core premise of the book is that neopragmatism draws attention to an otherwise overlooked aspect of Kant's "Critique of Aesthetic Judgment," and this is the conception of community which it sets forth. While offering an interpretation of Kant's aesthetic theory, the book focuses on the implications of Kant's third Critique for contemporary art. McMahon draws upon Kant and his legacy in pragmatist theories of meaning and language to argue that aesthetic reflective judgment cultivates a capacity exercised by moral judgment, which is conducive to community and plays a pivotal role in the evolution of language, meaning and knowledge.
dc.description.statementofresponsibilityJennifer A. McMahon
dc.identifier.doi10.4324/9780203382417
dc.identifier.isbn9780415504522
dc.identifier.orcidMcMahon, J. [0000-0002-2400-0166]
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2440/80802
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherRoutledge
dc.publisher.placeUnited States
dc.relation.ispartofseriesRoutledge studies in ethics and moral theory ; 23
dc.rights© 2014 Taylor & Francis
dc.source.urihttps://doi.org/10.4324/9780203382417
dc.titleArt and ethics in a material world: Kant's pragmatist legacy
dc.typeBook
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