BELO E SUBLIME: A MULHER E O HOMEM NA FILOSOFIA DE IMMANUEL KANT

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2008

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The dissertation has as objective to present the woman, as characterized by Immanuel Kant. There was a concern in treat the subject, considering the time of the writings and perspectives employed in each work that refers to women. In addition, mainly, the research kept a neutral look, away from any resentment that could be concerning the criticisms directed at the female condition. Thus, we believe that the conclusions of this analysis would be more consistent, because it is justifiable from Kantian own arguments. The woman, in Observations on the feeling of the beautiful and sublime (1764), is represented by the qualities from the feeling of beauty. These are honesty, mercy, compassion and solicitude. The simplicity and ingenuousness determine the modesty and thus has been guaranteed the kindness and respect for others. The sensitivity and vanity are considered by the philosopher as weaknesses. The male is considered under the aspects of the sublime feeling. In determining the woman through the feeling of beauty, Kant wants to distinguish the sex by attribution of specifics characteristics, but this will not impede that such designations are also found in the sublime sex, and vice versa. On Observations, Kant argues that the refinement of female taste happens through the sensations. For him, was hard to believe that a woman would be able to govern in accordance to principles, but with this, he does not expect to offend her, because principles were also not easily found in males. Only in the Kantian moral theory, a woman can be considered fit for the rational exercise capable to lead to morality. Precisely because such written sustain itself on principles established a priori, that is, are not to be found in the experience area. Such speech directs to the transcendental individual, which is considered only by the rationality aspect. Therefore, the moral theory it is regardless of gender. However, under this same perspective, Kant worried himself to talk about the marriage. This will lead him to a contradiction, namely, if freedom is considered a native right, why deny it to the married women?

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immanuel kant a mulher e o homem filosofia belo e sublime

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