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Tragedy of Philosophy

Kant's Critique of Judgment and the Project of Aesthetics

Häftad, Engelska, 2017

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Reframes philosophical understanding of, and engagement with, tragedy.In The Tragedy of Philosophy Andrew Cooper challenges the prevailing idea of the death of tragedy, arguing that this assumption reflects a problematic view of both tragedy and philosophy-one that stifles the profound contribution that tragedy could provide to philosophy today. To build this case, Cooper presents a novel reading of Immanuel Kant's Critique of Judgment. Although this text is normally understood as the final attempt to seal philosophy from the threat of tragedy, Cooper argues that Kant's project is rather a creative engagement with a tragedy that is specific to philosophy, namely, the inevitable failure of attempts to master nature through knowledge. Kant's encounter with the tragedy of philosophy turns philosophy's gaze from an exclusive focus on knowledge to matters of living well in a world that does not bend itself to our desires. Tracing the impact of Kant's Critique of Judgment on some of the most famous theories of tragedy, including those of G. W. F. Hegel, Friedrich Nietzsche, Martin Heidegger, and Cornelius Castoriadis, Cooper demonstrates how these philosophers extend the project found in both Kant and the Greek tragedies: the attempt to grasp nature as a domain hospitable to human life.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2017-07-02
Mått152 x 229 x 30 mm
Vikt426 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
SerieSUNY series in Contemporary Continental Philosophy
Antal sidor314
FörlagState University of New York Press
ISBN9781438461885

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PrefaceNote on CitationsIntroductionTragedy in contemporary philosophyMethod in the history of philosophyOverviewPart I. Kant’s Critique of Judgment1. From Disembodied Soul to Embodied MindThe problem of lifeThe generation dilemmaThe rationalist responseThe empiricist responseEmbodied mind2. Reflective JudgmentThe need for a third Critique The power of judgmentBeauty and purposivenessThe antinomy of teleological judgmentFrom system to method3. The Ethical TurnReason’s double bindThe spiritual character of artSynthesizing nature and freedomAn enlarged way of thinkingPart II. Tragedy after Kant4. Hegel: The Philosophy of TragedyAestheticsA theory of tragedyInterpreting HegelTragedy and history5. Nietzsche: Tragic PhilosophySchopenhauer’s metaphysicsThe Apollinian and the DionysianThe death and rebirth of tragedyTragedy and ethics6. Heidegger: Greek TragedyPhilosophy and politicsIntroduction to Metaphysics Hölderlin’s Hymn Tragedy and Being7. Castoriadis: Tragedy and Self-formationIdentitary logicImagination and representationTragedy and self-formationTragedy and philosophyConclusionImaginationEthical complexityUniversalityTransforming philosophy NotesBibliographyIndex

"…ambitious … Cooper's book offers a careful, critical account of several modern European philosophies of tragic drama and poetry, focusing on the work of Hegel, Nietzsche, Heidegger, and Castoriadis … [it] is clear, compelling, and insightful. It will be valuable for those interested in theories of tragedy, the development of modern philosophical aesthetics, and Kant's critical system." — Journal of Aesthetics and Art Criticism