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Judgment Takes Care of Itself.

  • Published In: Modern Fiction Studies, 2024, v. 70, n. 2. P. 225 1 of 3

  • Database: Academic Search Ultimate 2 of 3

  • Authored By: Cronan, Todd 3 of 3

Abstract

Aesthetic judgment does not require defense, because moral judgment saturates our language and our experience. In the first part of this essay, I look at the writings of Iris Murdoch, Stanley Cavell, and G. E. M. Anscombe to show how judgments shape our most intimate dealings with the world. In the second part, I examine a strong instance of practical criticism: the writings of Clement Greenberg on Impressionism and Henri Matisse. Greenberg's Kantian attempt to separate aesthetic judgment from moral judgment breaks down in practice, a testimony to the depth of his engagement with art and the ubiquity of moral judgment. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Additional Information

  • Source:Modern Fiction Studies. 2024/06, Vol. 70, Issue 2, p225
  • Document Type:Article
  • Subject Area:History
  • Publication Date:2024
  • ISSN:0026-7724
  • DOI:10.1353/mfs.2024.a928340
  • Accession Number:177435848
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