Art and Ethics in a Material World

Kants Pragmatist Legacy. McMahon draws upon Kant and his legacy in pragmatist theories of meaning and language to argue that aesthetic judgment is a version of moral judgment a way to cultivate attitudes conducive to community, which plays a pivotal role in the evolution of language, meaning, and kn [...]
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Kants Pragmatist Legacy. McMahon draws upon Kant and his legacy in pragmatist theories of meaning and language to argue that aesthetic judgment is a version of moral judgment a way to cultivate attitudes conducive to community, which plays a pivotal role in the evolution of language, meaning, and knowledge. While offering an interpretation of Kants aesthetic theory, the book focuses on the implications of Kants third critique for contemporary art.