Foreword
Introduction
CHAPTER 1: The Institution of the Aesthetic
"It's Greek to Me" or The Foundation of European Philosophy
Historical vs. Fictional and the Modern Nation State
Kant and Aesthetics
The Kantian Enterprise
The Beautiful and the Sublime
History versus Language
Kant and the Institutionalization of Art
The Influence of Sign Theory
CHAPTER 2: The Historical Dimension of the Aesthetic
The Beautiful and the Sublime Revisited
Value and Traditional Narrative
The Great Pursuit
The Interpretive Community
CHAPTER 3: The Great Pursuit
Commodification, Derivation, and Desire: Baby Hutchmeyer
CHAPTER 4: City of Glass
Afterword
Bibliography
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