Introduction

I draw upon the art practice of the contemporary Berlin-based artist Olafur Eliasson and also on an example of work from the Melbourne-based photographer Bill Henson to demonstrate aspects of aesthetic reflective judgment. The discussion of art and its reception demonstrate a feature of human cognition without which morality would not be possible. This feature is the comparative edge to cognition which requires a community of exchanges. Key terms introduced in this chapter are “reflective content,” “motivational content,” “aesthetic reflective judgment,” “moral judgment,” and “community.”