Naslov
Poetry and Metaphysics

Autori
Vidmar Jovanović, Iris

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Sažeci sa skupova, neobjavljeni rad, znanstveni

Skup
Annual conference of the Institute for Philosophy Zagreb, Philosophy and Literature in Dialogue

Mjesto i datum
Zagreb/Hrvatska, 08.12.2022. - 09.12.2022

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Ključne riječi
Kant, poetry, meataphysics, thrid critique

Sažetak
My aim in this paper is to explore some of the ways in which poetry assists us in our philosophical explorations. My background is Kant’s theory of fine arts. Relying on his explication of poetic creation (KU §46 – 50), and his justification for valuing poetry above all other arts (KU §51 – 53), I develop an account of the aesthetics of poetry centered on reader’s experience. I focus on the connection between form and content, i.e. between aesthetic attributes and aesthetic ideas. This connection supports “commonplaces” regarding poetry – according to Peter Lamarque, these include the experiential thesis, the form/content unity thesis, heresy of paraphrase thesis and the semantic density thesis – and it helps us settle some issues regarding poetry’s ways of handling abstract thought. Analyzing how readers attend to the aesthetic ideas expressed in a poem, I elaborate on Kant’s claim that poetry “expands the mind” (KU §53), which enables me to show the intrinsic relation that exist between poetry and metaphysics.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Filozofija

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