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A Philosophy Lecture by Hanne Appelqvist (University of Turku, Finland)
April 27 - "Knowledge and Beauty: Kant on the Cognitive Relevance of Aesthetics" 

Description:  According to Kant, cognitive judgments always bring together concepts of understanding and intuitions provided by sensibility. However, the subsumption of the latter under the former, necessary for cognition, is anything but peaceful. Instead, Kant claims, the faculties involved are like quarreling friends who are always trying to harm one another. In his attempt to bridge the gap between general concepts and particular intuitions, Kant turns to pure judgments of taste, arguing that in a judgment of beauty we find something which is "requisite for possible cognitions in general." Appelqvist's presentation will discuss and evaluate this surprising claim.

Location:  Room 110 in CELS (the Center for Environmental and Life Sciences)