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This 7 page paper uses Kant's original work called "Critique of Aesthetic Judgement" to provide definitions by the author regarding beauty, taste and seemingly subjective issues. Kant examines a priori knowledge and how beauty can be in fact objective. The philosopher's ideas are discussed in clear, understandable terms. Other issues are discussed, all referencing material from the book. Some quotes are included. No additional sources cited.
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is possible only with the use of the imagination (476). He goes on to clarify that when one looks at a beautiful object, it is not the cognitive function that
judges, but rather the imagination (476). Thus, taste is not logical (476). Here, a student writing on this subject must understand that Kant differentiates judgment utilizing the mind and
all its facets with an inner kind of judgment that is made, not with the mind, but with other faculties. Thus, one cannot look at a painting and say that
a particular work of art is better than another because it is more accurate. Indeed, paintings are not judged by accuracy. While to some extent, in some genres, figures should
be recognizable and drawn to scale, but not necessarily all the time. Drawing an accurate representation may be something that elicits admiration, but it is certainly not synonymous with beauty.
Thus, Kant describes what some deem as indescribable. Yet, it is important. The reason why the concept of defining how beauty is derived
is important is because it seems to matter to society. Funding for the arts is a hot political issue. The question as to what is art often comes up. Can
the medium, or materials used-be it urine or elephant dung which modern artists have been known to play with-make a difference as to whether something is art? Accuracy again, is
not an issue. If it were, cubism would have been folly. Kants antimony of taste, or his critique on the beautiful, is worth studying. Kants account of fine art, or
the beauty of works of art, is possible due to the capacity of humans to use something other than their critical minds to judge. He explains as follows: "Here the
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