Kant on Poetry - Kant über Poesie

Although it is often viewed as a merely complementary theme, the topic of poetry plays an important role in Kant’s thought. With the aim of dispelling common misconceptions about this topic and Kant’s position on it, the present volume gathers contributions from various specialists on the place and role of poetry in Kant’s thought while attempting to reassess the importance of poetry in his moral, political, anthropological, philosophical, and aesthetic systems.