Article ID: CBB055986571

The Lot of the Beautiful: Pragmatism and Aesthetic Ideals (2015)

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This article focuses on the intimate relationship between German aesthetic theory, particularly the philosophies of Kant and Schiller, and the pragmatic tradition of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. I argue that many aspects of Kantian aesthetic theory – his development of reflective judgement, genius, and common sense – are reflected in the thinking of C. S. Peirce. I conclude, however, that such a comparison risks selling short the way that German idealism influenced American thinkers and instead suggest that it is more fruitful to concentrate on ‘aesthetic experience’. I argue that attending to the aesthetic dimensions of experience might re-orient contemporary approaches to pragmatism that continue to focus on the way that pragmatism might intervene in debates in epistemology and philosophy of language.

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Authors & Contributors
Carmen Bartl
D’Oro, Giuseppina
Christiane Frey
Martinson, T. J.
Simon Truwant
Forrester, Stefan
Concepts
Epistemology
Idealism (philosophy)
Aesthetics
Philosophy
Philosophy of science
Pragmatism; instrumentalism
Time Periods
19th century
18th century
20th century, early
Early modern
Enlightenment
20th century
Places
Germany
Spain
Italy
France
Great Britain
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