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 is Professor of Philosophy and Aesthetics at the Freie Universität Berlin, Germany.
Nathan Ross is Associate Professor of Philosophy at Oklahoma State University, USA.

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