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The book 'Creatures of Attention' examines the relationship between aesthetics, attention, and the concept of the subject in the period before Kant. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.SYNTHESIS. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

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The book explores aesthetics and the concept of the subject before Kant's influence on these ideas.

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Creatures of Attention: Aesthetics and the Subject before Kant. By Johannes Wankhammer . Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press, 2024. 348 pages + 10 b/w halftones + 2 line drawings. $145.00 hardcover, $32.95 paperback, $22.99 eBook.

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The book explores aesthetics and the concept of the subject before Kant's influence on these ideas.
Analyzes historical texts and theories related to aesthetics and attention.
Examines the relationship between perception and the subject in art.
Contrasts pre-Kantian and Kantian views on aesthetics.
Identifies key philosophical shifts in the understanding of attention and aesthetics.
Demonstrates how pre-Kantian theories laid the groundwork for later aesthetic thought.
Highlights the complexity of the subject's role in perception and art interpretation.

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Book reviews aesthetics, attention, and subjectivity in art and philosophy prior to Kant, highlighting key theories.

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Creatures of Attention: Aesthetics and the Subject before Kant. By Johannes Wankhammer. Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press, 2024. 348 pages + 10 b/w halftones 2 line drawings. $145.00 hardcover, $32.95 paperback, $22.99 eBook. Since Jonathan Crary’s Techniques of the Observer (MIT Press,

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Johannes Türk (2026) studied this question.

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Book reviews aesthetics, attention, and subjectivity in art and philosophy prior to Kant, highlighting key theories.

Creatures of Attention: Aesthetics and the Subject before Kant. By Johannes Wankhammer . Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press, 2024. 348 pages + 10 b/w halftones + 2 line drawings. $145.00 hardcover, $32.95 paperback, $22.99 eBook.

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Creatures of Attention: Aesthetics and the Subject before Kant. By Johannes Wankhammer . Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press, 2024. 348 pages + 10 b/w halftones + 2 line drawings. $145.00 hardcover, $32.95 paperback, $22.99 eBook.

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