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Ordinary Monsters: Ethical Criticism And The Lives Of Artists, Christopher Bartel
Ordinary Monsters: Ethical Criticism And The Lives Of Artists, Christopher Bartel
Contemporary Aesthetics (Journal Archive)
Should we take into account an artist’s personal moral failings when appreciating or evaluating the work? In this essay, I seek to expand Berys Gaut’s account of ethicism by showing how moral judgment of an artist’s private moral actions can figure in one’s overall evaluation of their work. To expand Gaut’s view, I argue that the artist’s personal morality is relevant to our evaluation of their work because we may only come to understand the point of view of the work, and therefore the work’s prescribed attitude, by examining the values, attitudes, and behaviors of the artist. This view is …
An Alternative To “Rules” In Practice Approaches To Distinguishing Art Kinds, Larry Shiner
An Alternative To “Rules” In Practice Approaches To Distinguishing Art Kinds, Larry Shiner
Contemporary Aesthetics (Journal Archive)
Numerous contemporary philosophers have invoked the idea that art is best understood as a social practice in order to distinguish among art kinds or to distinguish Art from closely related practices such as Design. Many general accounts of social practices and of art practices in particular claim that sets of shared assumptions or norms are a key constituent of practices. But some standard accounts of social practices interpret these shared norms with the concept of “rules” or “agreements.” I argue that the idea of rules or agreements is theoretically inadequate and should be replaced by what the philosopher of science, …
Charting New Territory: The Aesthetic Value Of Artistic Visions That Emanate In The Aftermath Of Severe Trauma, Tania Love Abramson, Paul R. Abramson
Charting New Territory: The Aesthetic Value Of Artistic Visions That Emanate In The Aftermath Of Severe Trauma, Tania Love Abramson, Paul R. Abramson
Contemporary Aesthetics (Journal Archive)
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The Cosmography Of Aesthetics, Yrjö Sepänmaa
The Cosmography Of Aesthetics, Yrjö Sepänmaa
Contemporary Aesthetics (Journal Archive)
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