Kant, purposiveness, and beauty
 

For Kant, "[o]nly insofar as the object is considered without any purpose (Zweck) can it be potentially beautiful" (Hayot's summation, 64)
> from Eric Hayot's Humanist Reason: A History. An Argument. A Plan. (2021)

> tagged with #philosophy, #beauty

> created September 22, 2026 at 2:09:12 PM


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