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Aesthetics and morality /

In this stimulating, lucid and insightful inquiry, philosopher Elisabeth Schellekens invites readers to reflect on their own opinions about art and morality.Aesthetic and moral value are often seen to go hand in hand. They do so not only practically, such as in our everyday assessments of artworks t...

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Autore principale: Schellekens, Elisabeth
Natura: Printed Book
Lingua:English
Pubblicazione: London ; New York : Continuum, c2007.
Serie:Continuum aesthetics
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Accesso online:http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0718/2007019576.html
Sommario:
  • Disentangling the aesthetic
  • The values of art
  • Art as a source of understanding
  • Moral convictions and artistic appreciation
  • Must art serve a moral purpose to be good?
  • Kant's theory of beauty, morality and freedom
  • Sensibility to value
  • Beauty and virtue of the soul.