Kant’s Aesthetic Reading of Aristotle’s "Philia": Disinterestedness and the Mood of the Late Enlightenment
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Kant and Aristotle, Disinterestedness, Philia, Late Enlightenment, Virtues for Democracy in the late 18th century, Communication for Social Construction.
Abstract
This article roots Kant’s concept of disinterestedness, as he uses it in the Critique of Judgment, in Aristotle’s notion of philia by establishing a path from ethics to aesthetics and back. In this way, the third Critique turns out to be one of the main sources for a new ideal of humanity: the ideal suitable for late Enlightenment. This article argues that Kant reaches this fruitful use of disinterestedness by giving to Aristotle’s concept of philia an aesthetic turn.Downloads
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2012-12-17
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Jaques Pi J. (2012). Kant’s Aesthetic Reading of Aristotle’s "Philia": Disinterestedness and the Mood of the Late Enlightenment. Revista de Filosofía , 37(2), 55-68. https://doi.org/10.5209/rev_RESF.2012.v37.n2.41068
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