Art, Interpretation, and the Rest of Life: Essays in Aesthetics

by Alexander Nehamas

Arguing that modern aesthetics has divorced art from beauty and therefore from life itself, a renowned philosopher seeks to reintegrate art and everyday experience.

Supposedly there is a distinction between art and life, such that one can at best imitate the other. Alexander Nehamas, one of most respected philosophers of his age, makes clear just how far we have been led astray by this false dichotomy. He argues that art can only...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0674268687
• ISBN13: 9780674268685
• Release Date: October 2025
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Length: 376 Pages