@article{ART003136247},
author={Jeong-In Choi},
title={‘Kantian Defense’ against Graham Harman’s Criticism of Kant’s Art Theory},
journal={The Journal of Aesthetics and Science of Art},
issn={1229-0246},
year={2024},
volume={73},
pages={114-147},
doi={10.17527/JASA.73.0.05}
TY - JOUR
AU - Jeong-In Choi
TI - ‘Kantian Defense’ against Graham Harman’s Criticism of Kant’s Art Theory
JO - The Journal of Aesthetics and Science of Art
PY - 2024
VL - 73
IS - null
PB - 한국미학예술학회
SP - 114
EP - 147
SN - 1229-0246
AB - Recently, as posthumanist theories gain weight in academia and the art world, Kant’s philosophy has become the subject of their criticism and challenge. This paper was prompted by Graham Harman’s view that Kantian aesthetics not only presupposes a “strict dichotomy” between human subjects and material objects, but also shows a “formalistic obsession” that centers on humans without much consideration for “things.” Contrary to Harman’s concerns, I will reveal that Kant never neglected the object with the concept of “disinterestedness,” the first analytical discussion on the judgement of taste. In addition, since the concept of disinterestedness has been formed in a pair with the concept of “illusion” even before Kant’s critical period, I will examine the relationship between the two concepts through the analysis of the relevant text. Furthermore, as Kant discusses beautiful art through the “imagination of the artist (genius)” and “aesthetic idea” in the latter part of the Critique of Aesthetic Judgment, unlike Harman, who did not consider the artist element in his concept of art, I will put forth one possible explanation for Kant’s theory of art to counter Harman’s claims in defense of his ideas with the relationship between “disinterestedness and illusion” mentioned above.
KW - Aesthetic Idea;Disinterestedness;Genius;Graham Harman;Illusion;Kant’s Art Theory;Object-Oriented Ontology
DO - 10.17527/JASA.73.0.05
ER -
Jeong-In Choi. (2024). ‘Kantian Defense’ against Graham Harman’s Criticism of Kant’s Art Theory. The Journal of Aesthetics and Science of Art, 73, 114-147.
Jeong-In Choi. 2024, "‘Kantian Defense’ against Graham Harman’s Criticism of Kant’s Art Theory", The Journal of Aesthetics and Science of Art, vol.73, pp.114-147. Available from: doi:10.17527/JASA.73.0.05
Jeong-In Choi "‘Kantian Defense’ against Graham Harman’s Criticism of Kant’s Art Theory" The Journal of Aesthetics and Science of Art 73 pp.114-147 (2024) : 114.
Jeong-In Choi. ‘Kantian Defense’ against Graham Harman’s Criticism of Kant’s Art Theory. 2024; 73 114-147. Available from: doi:10.17527/JASA.73.0.05
Jeong-In Choi. "‘Kantian Defense’ against Graham Harman’s Criticism of Kant’s Art Theory" The Journal of Aesthetics and Science of Art 73(2024) : 114-147.doi: 10.17527/JASA.73.0.05
Jeong-In Choi. ‘Kantian Defense’ against Graham Harman’s Criticism of Kant’s Art Theory. The Journal of Aesthetics and Science of Art, 73, 114-147. doi: 10.17527/JASA.73.0.05
Jeong-In Choi. ‘Kantian Defense’ against Graham Harman’s Criticism of Kant’s Art Theory. The Journal of Aesthetics and Science of Art. 2024; 73 114-147. doi: 10.17527/JASA.73.0.05
Jeong-In Choi. ‘Kantian Defense’ against Graham Harman’s Criticism of Kant’s Art Theory. 2024; 73 114-147. Available from: doi:10.17527/JASA.73.0.05
Jeong-In Choi. "‘Kantian Defense’ against Graham Harman’s Criticism of Kant’s Art Theory" The Journal of Aesthetics and Science of Art 73(2024) : 114-147.doi: 10.17527/JASA.73.0.05
