Art as Human Practice

How is art both distinct and different from the rest of human life, while also mattering in and for it? This central yet overlooked question in contemporary philosophy of art is at the heart of Georg Bertram's new aesthetic. Drawing on the resources of diverse philosophical traditions - analytic philosophy, French philosophy, and German post-Kantian philosophy - his book offers a systematic account of art as a human practice. One that remains connected to the whole of life.

Georg W. Bertram

Introduction Chapter 1: A Critique of the Autonomy Paradigm Chapter 2: From Kant to Hegel and Beyond Chapter 3: Autonomy as Self-Referential Constitution: Art as Practical Reflection Chapter 4: Art as Practice of Freedom Bibliography Index