"In §46, Kant defines genius as "the inborn predisposition of the mind through which nature gives the rule to art" (5:307). Because beautiful art cannot be created according to fixed rules, the artistic genius is a kind of channel for the way beauty appears spontaneously in nature. (My slideshow includes Angelus Silesius's "Die Rose" on this point: "The rose is without why.") For Kant, genius has a talent that cannot be learned or taught, and it cannot give an account of itself."
"After showing the Rubin interview, I ask the class: "Is Rick Rubin a genius?" For my students, especially those familiar with Rubin (most of them), the answer is an unambiguous "Yes!" We discuss the way that he describes his creative process, which lines up quite well with the Kantian account of genius. Rubin describes having a "direct connection to the creative force.""
Genius is defined as an inborn predisposition of the mind through which nature gives the rule to art. Beautiful art cannot be created according to fixed rules, so the artistic genius functions as a channel for beauty appearing spontaneously in nature. Genius possesses a talent that cannot be learned or taught and cannot give an account of itself. This creativity resembles nature in its near-chaotic freedom. Taste brings discipline and focus to genius, clipping its wings and making it well behaved or polished. A contemporary music producer reports a direct connection to the creative force, aligning his process with the account of genius and prompting unanimous recognition as a genius.
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