Summary of The Critique of Judgement by Immanuel Kant

The Complete Work Plus an Overview, Chapter by Chapter Summary and Author Biography!

By: Immanuel Kant, Israel Bouseman

Narrated by: Terry Rose

Immanuel Kant was a German philosopher and a central figure in modern philosophy. His work is the culmination of all previous Western philosophy, and he single-handedly ushered in the post-modern era of philosophy. Kant's Critique of Judgment is third in the line of his great critiques that, when taken together, explore the entirety of philosophical thought. His first two critiques, the Critique of Pure Reason and Critique of Practical Reason, explore the nature of the mind, experience, and ethics. His final critique explores the one realm of philosophy that was left untouched by the previous works: the nature of emotion, judgment, and aesthetics. The first critique explored the faculty of reason, while the second addresses understanding. The link between these two aspects of knowledge is judgment, the way in which perception is transformed into understanding.

The Critique of Judgment explores this faculty, examining beauty and the purpose evident in nature. It blends aesthetic theory with teleology, offering a truly unique handling of the subject of perception, art, and beauty.

The AudioLearn version of The Critique of Judgment is preceded by a biography of the author and an exploration of the background of the piece. Also included are an overview, synopsis, and analysis, as well as an examination of the historical context, social impact, and criticisms of the work.

This is an ideal work for those interested in philosophy, history, or the nature of the mind.

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Finding specific sections is difficult

If you need to read this book for advanced academic studies as I did for a PhD program, chances are there are certain sections that are required reading while others may be skipped over or read at a later date. I found that this audio book was poorly indexed, the table of contents did not reflect that of the printed book and I was unable to locate the sections I needed. That said, I'm sure this audiobook is helpful to those who need to read it in its entirety. But if there are specific sections you need to focus on such as The Analytic of the Beautiful, Analytic of the Sublime or specific sections of the introduction, I wish you luck in finding them. I'm sure this audiobook is well produced and executed, but without proper sectioning it's not very useful I'm afraid. I ended up reading the text. I would have preferred to listen to the text and read it at the same time.