The Beauty of Science without the Science of Beauty: Kant and the Rationalists on the Aesthetics of Cognition

被引:5
作者
Breitenbach, Angela [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Cambridge, Philosophy, Cambridge, England
关键词
Kant; Baumgarten; Meier; aesthetics; beauty; science;
D O I
10.1353/hph.2018.0024
中图分类号
B [哲学、宗教];
学科分类号
01 ; 0101 ;
摘要
Claims about the beauty of theories and explanations are often inspired by the Platonic vision that beauty will lead us to truth. By contrast, Kant's aesthetics is commonly regarded as providing the most influential critique of this vision. In this paper, I show that this popular contrast is mistaken in important respects. By examining Kant's views in comparison with those of his immediate contemporaries, A. G. Baumgarten and G. F. Meier, I show that the Kantian position offers an important alternative to the Platonic ideal; namely, a conception of the beauty of science that is independent of the science of beauty.
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页码:281 / 304
页数:24
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