Kant on the Concept of 'Witz'
The central aim of this essay is to portray Kant’s notion of 'Witz' as it unfolds from his 'Lectures on Anthropology', in a decisive stage of his intellectual evolution (1772–96). This aim is sub-divided into two parallel objectives: first, to sketch a brief history of the concep...
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| description | The central aim of this essay is to portray Kant’s notion of 'Witz' as it unfolds from his 'Lectures on Anthropology', in a decisive stage of his intellectual evolution (1772–96). This aim is sub-divided into two parallel objectives: first, to sketch a brief history of the concept of 'Witz', thus showing how 'Witz' came to evolve from having a rational connotation to having an imaginative connotation, and how it came to be a pregnant philosophical issue, as well as an aesthetic principle. Secondly, to show how Kant read that singular course in the evolution of 'Witz'; how, in his view, 'Witz' and the power of judgement, imagination, and intellect are indeed opposed, but also how there is a necessity to unite both opposing parts; a convergence which is not only advantageous for both parts, but serves a greater purpose: to create an unsuspected link between imagination and understanding, as well as between philosophy and poetry. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-b59a2b813ea74b6eb9ee0ad3db3377172022-12-21T23:21:02ZengHelsinki University PressEstetika2571-09152020-09-0157210.33134/eeja.221194Kant on the Concept of 'Witz'Fernando M. F. Silva0School of Arts and Humanities, University of LisbonThe central aim of this essay is to portray Kant’s notion of 'Witz' as it unfolds from his 'Lectures on Anthropology', in a decisive stage of his intellectual evolution (1772–96). This aim is sub-divided into two parallel objectives: first, to sketch a brief history of the concept of 'Witz', thus showing how 'Witz' came to evolve from having a rational connotation to having an imaginative connotation, and how it came to be a pregnant philosophical issue, as well as an aesthetic principle. Secondly, to show how Kant read that singular course in the evolution of 'Witz'; how, in his view, 'Witz' and the power of judgement, imagination, and intellect are indeed opposed, but also how there is a necessity to unite both opposing parts; a convergence which is not only advantageous for both parts, but serves a greater purpose: to create an unsuspected link between imagination and understanding, as well as between philosophy and poetry.https://estetikajournal.org/articles/221kantwitzpower of judgementpoetry |
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