An Introduction to Kant's "Critique of Judgement" Book

Kant´s third Critique, the Critique of Judgement, is regarded as one of the most influential books in the history of aesthetics. This book is designed as a reader´s guide for students trying to work their way, step-by-step, through Kant´s text. This is one of the first comprehensive introductions to Kant´s Critique of Judgement. Not only does it include a detailed and full account of Kant´s aesthetic theory, it incorporates an extended discussion of the "Critique of Teleological Judgement," a treatment of Kant´s overall conception of the text, and its place in the wider critical system. Designed as an introduction, suitable for undergraduate and first-year postgraduate use, the book assumes no prior knowledge of Kant or any other particular philosophy. The choice of text is the Pluhar translation in the Hackett edition. However, throughout, Douglas Burnham provides alternative translations of key terms and phrases, making the book independent of any particular translation of Kant´s text.