The Sublime and Human Creations
Immanuel Kant pre-emptively excludes all man-made contrivances from his definition of the sublime. The limitations of human creation and the purposiveness in its design preclude it from consideration from both mathematical and dynamic sublimity. At best, human creation is “second-order” or “impurely...
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| description | Immanuel Kant pre-emptively excludes all man-made contrivances from his definition of the sublime. The limitations of human creation and the purposiveness in its design preclude it from consideration from both mathematical and dynamic sublimity. At best, human creation is “second-order” or “impurely” sublime. This paper thoroughly considers this assertion and searches for possible exceptions, both hypothetical and extant. It implies that humankind may be a nearing a point where it is able to create a pure example of the sublime, as defined by Kant. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-6cbc64a261624294a4a96ecf1345f7062022-12-21T22:58:56ZengLaurentian University Library & ArchivesCon Texte2561-47702017-12-011171310.28984/ct.v1i1.90The Sublime and Human CreationsBrendan McShane0Laurentian UniversityImmanuel Kant pre-emptively excludes all man-made contrivances from his definition of the sublime. The limitations of human creation and the purposiveness in its design preclude it from consideration from both mathematical and dynamic sublimity. At best, human creation is “second-order” or “impurely” sublime. This paper thoroughly considers this assertion and searches for possible exceptions, both hypothetical and extant. It implies that humankind may be a nearing a point where it is able to create a pure example of the sublime, as defined by Kant.https://pubs.biblio.laurentian.ca/index.php/contexte/article/view/90/171KantThe SublimeTechnology |
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