Language and morals. On the aesthetic autonomy of the novel
Abstract
I outline in the first section of this paper a new interpretation of Kant´s ideas about aesthetic, which correlates the Kantian Position with several issues in the narrative theory. In a second step some key points of the view taken by Martha Nussbaum about the relation between ethics and literatura are critically analysed. Lastly, I advocate a critical reconstruction of Kant´s central intuitions that allows ascribing literary fiction a fundamental moral function. Two Javier Marias´ novels will serve as illustrative examples.
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