A Cipher of Morality in Nature. Kant on Interest in the Beautiful
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20510655 |
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| Authors | Giulia Milli (0009-0007-4541-7992, University of Pavia, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2025 |
| Volume | 30 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 589-605 |
| Publication date | 2025-12-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Kantian Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1369-4154 • E-ISSN: 2044-2394 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s1369415425101155 |
| OpenAlex | W7124926648 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 10 |
This paper explores the moral import of Kant’s theory of the beautiful in relation to his systematic aim of bridging the gulf between nature and freedom. The aim is to preserve the importance of the beautiful – whether natural or artistic – while also accounting for Kant’s emphasis on the pre-eminence of natural beauty. Drawing on Kant’s distinction between intellectual and empirical interest in the beautiful, this paper argues that only natural beauty enables a transition to the supersensible both within the subject and externally . It concludes by examining whether intellectual interest in natural beauty might be regarded as a duty
Beauty · Morality · Environmental Philosophy and Ethics · Ethics, Aesthetics, and Art · Philosophical Ethics and Theory
| Highly cited | No |
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