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1. Philosophy 101 Further reading: Kant's Observations on the feeling of the Beautiful and the Sublime
Wed Mar 19, 2025, 08:08 AM
Mar 19

Immanuel Kant's collection "Observations on the Feeling of the Beautiful and the Sublime and Other Writings" presents a cohesive set of his works from the 1760s, edited and translated by Patrick Frierson and Paul Guyer. This edition, notable for its thematic coherence and accessibility, argues against the notion of a complete rupture between Kant's early writings and metaphysical thought influenced by Rousseau. Instead, it highlights Kant's evolving understanding of the relationship between feelings, reason, and morality, and attempts to position metaphysics as a legitimate analytical discipline capable of yielding absolute certainty when proper methods are applied.

Full pdf here: https://www.academia.edu/53545773/Immanuel_Kant_Immanuel_Kant_Observations_on_the_Feeling_of_the_Beautiful_and_the_Sublime_and_Other_Writings_Reviewed_by

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