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MA of Art Studies, Faculty of Art, Semnan University, Semnan,
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associate professor, art studies, faculty of art, semnan university, semnan, iran
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Abstract
It is common for the Critique of Judgment to focus more on natural beauty and less on artistic beauty. Some even think that there is less discussion about the philosophy of art and even less about art criticism. Of course, this perception is directly influenced by the references Kant provides in the prefaces of his numbered sections; there is no specific discussion titled "Art Critique," but there is evidence suggesting that artistic or aesthetic critique can be derived from the Critique of Judgment. The Critique of Judgment can be centered on the shoulders of discussions regarding aesthetic ideas and genius. One can view the artwork through the lens of the intertwined discussions in aesthetic ideas. For example, taste (the pure reception of beautiful form), genre (the concept of the work as an end), subject (the rational idea as the content of thought), and spirit (the aesthetic idea) can be considered as aspects of critique. The method of research is descriptive-analytic, based on Douglas Burnham's ideas.
In this research, aesthetic value has been chosen. In Kant's critique of art, it is understood that we can progress from the stage of taste, in a sense of free beauty reliant on beautiful form, to determining the content and genre of the work, the stage of expressing the aesthetic idea of the work, and defining its spiritual essence. The content behind intuition can connect with higher realms of moral concepts and ideas of reason through symbolic images or attributes.
betyar, T. and َAfarin, F. (2025). How is it possible to propose an artistic critique based on Kant's critique of judgment?. Metaphysics, (), -. doi: 10.22108/mph.2025.142729.1589
MLA
betyar, T. , and َAfarin, F. . "How is it possible to propose an artistic critique based on Kant's critique of judgment?", Metaphysics, , , 2025, -. doi: 10.22108/mph.2025.142729.1589
HARVARD
betyar, T., َAfarin, F. (2025). 'How is it possible to propose an artistic critique based on Kant's critique of judgment?', Metaphysics, (), pp. -. doi: 10.22108/mph.2025.142729.1589
CHICAGO
T. betyar and F. َAfarin, "How is it possible to propose an artistic critique based on Kant's critique of judgment?," Metaphysics, (2025): -, doi: 10.22108/mph.2025.142729.1589
VANCOUVER
betyar, T., َAfarin, F. How is it possible to propose an artistic critique based on Kant's critique of judgment?. Metaphysics, 2025; (): -. doi: 10.22108/mph.2025.142729.1589
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