The notion of disinterestedness is often conceived of as antiquated or ideological. In spite of this, Hilgers argues that one cannot reject it if one wishes to understand the nature of art. He claims that an artwork typically asks a person to adopt a disinterested attitude towar…
Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1 Introducing Disinterestedness -- I. Kant -- 1 Interested Pleasure -- 2 Disinterested Pleasure -- 3 Disinterested Experience -- 4 Disinterested Attitude -- 5 Art and the Aesthetic -- II.…
The concept of disinterestedness is often conceived of as an antiquated or even ideological paradigm. In spite of this, I claim that one cannot fully reject it if one wishes to understand the nature of art. Therefore, I defend a new and sophisticated account of disinterestedness…