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Kant's Theory of Imagination

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Kant's Theory of Imagination

By: Samantha Matherne

Samantha Matherne defends a systematic interpretation of the philosopher Immanuel Kant's theory of imagination. To this end, she offers an account of what kind of mental capacity Kant takes imagination to be in general, as well as an account of the way in which we use this capacity in theoretical, aesthetic, and practical contexts. In contrast with more traditional theories of imagination, as a kind of fantasy that we exercise only in relation to objects that are not real or not present, Matherne argues that Kant theorizes imagination as something that we exercise just as much in relation to objects that are real and present. Thus she attributes to Kant a view of imagining as something that pervades our lives. In order to bring out this pervasiveness, Matherne explores Kant's account of how we exercise our imagination in perception, ordinary experience, the appreciation of beauty and sublimity, the production of art, the pursuit of happiness, and the pursuit of morality. However, she also argues that Kant's analysis of this wide range of phenomena is underwritten by a unified theory of what imagination is, as a remarkably flexible cognitive capacity that we can exercise in constrained and creative, playful and serious ways.

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0198898304

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Kant's Theory of Imagination

By: Samantha Matherne,Gardner Cowles Associate Professor of the Humanities Samantha Matherne

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Kant's Theory of Imagination

By: Samantha Matherne,Gardner Cowles Associate Professor of the Humanities Samantha Matherne

There is a long-standing tradition in philosophy that defines imagination as engaging with things that are not real or present; as a kind of fantasy. Immanuel Kant offered an original theory of imagination as something that shapes our encounters with what is real, present, and pervades our lives. This book brings this theory of imagining to light.

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Cassirer

By: Samantha Matherne

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Cassirer

By: Samantha Matherne

Ernst Cassirer (1874–1945) occupies a unique place in 20th-century philosophy. His view that human beings are not rational but symbolic animals and his famous dispute with Martin Heidegger at Davos in 1929 are compelling alternatives to the deadlock between 'analytic' and 'continental' approaches to philosophy. An astonishing polymath, Cassirer's work pays equal attention to mathematics and natural science but also art, language, myth, religion, technology, and history. However, until now the importance of his work has largely been overlooked. In this outstanding introduction Samantha Matherne examines and assesses the full span of Cassirer’s work. Beginning with an overview of his life and works she covers the following important topics: Cassirer’s neo-Kantian background Philosophy of mathematics and natural science, including Cassirer’s first systematic work, Substance and Function, and subsequent works, like Einstein’s Theory of Relativity The problem of culture and the ground-breaking The Philosophy of Symbolic Forms Cassirer’s ethical and political thought and his diagnosis of fascism in The Myth of the State Cassirer’s influence and legacy. Including chapter summaries, suggestions for further reading, and a glossary of terms, this is an ideal introduction to Cassirer’s thought for anyone coming to his work for the first time. It is essential reading for students in philosophy as well as related disciplines such as intellectual history, art history, politics, and literature.

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Taylor & Francis

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135104883X

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The Geography of Taste

By: Dominic McIver Lopes,Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada and University Killam Professor of Philosophy Dominic McIver Lopes,Gardner Cowles Associate Professor of the Humanities Samantha Matherne,Samantha Matherne,Mohan Matthen,Bence Nanay,Professor of Philosophy Bence Nanay

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The Geography of Taste

Aesthetic preferences and practices vary widely between individuals and between cultures. How should aesthetics proceed if we take this fact of aesthetic diversity, rather than the presumption of aesthetic universality, as our starting point? How should we theorize the cultural origins and cultural basis of aesthetic diversity? How should we think about the value and normativity of aesthetic diversity? In an effort to model what the turn toward diversity might look like in aesthetic inquiry, each author defends a different account of aesthetic diversity, and they engage in a collective dialogue about these issues"--

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0197509061

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The Geography of Taste

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Flirting with celebrity

By: Samantha Joyce

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Flirting with celebrity

By: Samantha Joyce

À tout juste 19 ans, Elise est l'auteur d'une saga romanesque qui fait un véritable carton. Mais elle fait tout pour rester dans l’ombre du succès. Des années plus tôt, elle a eu un grave accident qui lui a laissé de profondes et visibles cicatrices. Depuis, elle fait tout pour garder son anonymat... Mais son éditeur l’oblige à suivre en personne le tournage du film adapté de ses livres. Un blockbuster dans lequel Gavin Hartley, son acteur préféré, sera le héros ! Alors, pour ne pas dévoiler son secret, elle demande à une doublure, Veronica, de jouer son rôle d'auteur à succès, tandis qu'elle fera semblant d’être son assistante. Mais ce petit jeu énerve assez vite Elise, car c'est Veronica qui récolte tous les honneurs. Pour conquérir le beau Gavin, Elise va devoir assumer sa véritable identité. Au risque de perdre ses fans et d’exhumer les lourds secrets de son enfance... Pour conquérir le garçon qu'elle aime, elle va enfin devoir s'assumer...

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2824644893

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