Marcus Herz

We cannot theoretically know that we are free.

We cannot theoretically know that we are free.

Individuals differ in their response to matter but not to form

These two positions are incompatible on the question of whether variation in taste is admissible

Kant's restriction of pure judgments of taste to form alone constitutes an implicit criticism of Herz's theory

Form must always be realized in matter

What is grounded solely in form admits no individual variation

General principles of beautiful form are objective but not completely determinate, thus allowing for differences of taste even though beauty is objective

Because matter varies in its reception across individuals, the realization of form introduces indeterminacy

Individuals differ more in their response to matter than to form

Kant restricted pure judgments of taste to form alone to guarantee unanimity rather than accepting variation

Pure judgments of taste are restricted to form alone

Pure judgments of taste can guarantee unanimity across individuals

Herz accepted variation in taste as compatible with the objectivity of beauty by appealing to matter

Shakespeare was doing fundamentally the same thing as Sophocles despite producing superficially different drama.

Shakespeare was doing fundamentally the same thing as Sophocles despite producing superficially different drama.