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__ IMMANUEL KANT __

· Had a strict routine · Born in Konigsberg 1724 · Worked as a private tutor for nobles and clergy · Completed PhD in physics and metaphysics · His ideas were twice rejected by chair of philosophy in university · Most important works: “Critique of Pure Reason”, “Critique of Practical Reason”, “Critique of Judgement” · Died of dementia

__ HOW PHILOSOPHERS HAVE SAID IT __

· **Aesthetic attitude**: disinterest (unpartial) approach that enables someone to contemplate an object on its own terms, regardless of the use to which it may be out and the emotions it may arouse.

· **Objectivity** refers to judgements based on certain qualities or relations that are believed to be part of the object itself.

· **Subjectivity** refers to judgements based on emotions-the amount of pleasure or displeasure the perceiver feels when experiencing an object.

· Morality and art are often connected o Kant linked aesthetic experience with moral goodness § People can’t really understand aesthetic experience w/o moral connection § Human nature has 2 sides: **sensous** (aesthetic) and **rational** (moral)

· Art discussions à morality refers to ability to live according to widely accepted codes of virtous behaviour.

__ AESTHETICS MATTERS __

· Aesthetics is everywhere; aesthetic experiences differ throughout cultures, values, backgrounds.

· Aesthetic experience richer when subtleties of works are understood

· **Aesthetic attitude helps people** become more aware of sensory experiences and this leads to **heightened perception** of life and **opens mind** to **learning**.