Kant's Concept of Nostalgia

What is it about?

This article examines Kant's treatment of nostalgia through two analytical categories: explicit reflections, in which Kant directly addresses and analyzes the term das Heimweh; and implicit reflections, which involve three concepts closely connected to his descriptions and definitions but not systematically examined within the explicit framework—memory, longing, and imagination. The paper concludes by engaging with Edward Casey's proposed solution to the question of which type of imagination (productive or reproductive) Kant employs in his definition of nostalgia, while introducing a novel interpretation of this theoretical issue.

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