Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Introduction vii
4. 1. North by Northwest: The Face of America 1
5. 2. Metaphor and the Cultivation of Intimacy 14
6. 3. Notes on Metaphor 27
7. 4. What’s Special about Photography? 49
8. 5. Sports and Art 66
9. 6. Clay for Contemplation 85
10. 7. There Are No Ties at First Base 93
11. 8. A Driving Examination 105
12. 9. Objects of Appreciation 115
13. 10. And What If They Don’t Laugh? 142
14. 11. Liking What’s Good: Why Should We? 153
15. 12. Language Games 168
16. 13. Ethics Class 169
17. 14. Kings and Salesmen 175
18. 15. One Way to Think about Popular Art 185
19. 16. Caring 194
20. 17. The Idea of Absolute Gin 201
21. 18. Playing by the Rules 211
22. 19. Freedom from Rules 220
23. Acknowledgments 231
24. Index 233