Foreword Peter Kirvy Introduction Part I. Beyond Aesthetics: 1. Art and interaction 2. Beauty and genealogy of art theory 3. Four concepts of aesthetic experience Part II. Art, History, and Narrative: 4. Art, practice, and narrative 5. Identifying art 6. Historical narratives and the philosophy of art 7. On the narrative connection 8. Interpretation, history and narrative Part III. Interpretation and Intention: 9. Art, intention, and conversation 10. Anglo-American aesthetics and contemporary criticism: intention and the hermeneutics of suspicion 11. The intention of fallacy: defending myself 12. Intention and interpretation: the debate between hypothetical and actual intentionalism Part IV. Art, Emotion, and Morality: 13. Art, narrative, and emotion 14. Horror and humor 15. The paradox of suspense 16. Art, narrative, and moral understanding 17. Moderate moralism 18. Simulation, emotions, and morality Part V. Alternative Topics: 19. On jokes 20. The paradox of junk fiction 21. Visual metaphor 22. On being moved by nature 23. Emotion, appreciation, and nature.
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