Dangerous Art On Moral Criticisms of Artwork |
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| Author:
| Harold, James |
| Series title: | Thinking Art Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-19-751976-9 |
| Publication Date: | Sep 2020 |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press, Incorporated
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $78.00 |
Book Description:
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What grounds a judgment that a work of art is immoral? This book argues that we cannot judge artworks morally in the same way that we judge people. What's more, there is no direct influence from moral judgments to aesthetic judgments: it is possible for artworks to be both immoral and beautiful.
What grounds a judgment that a work of art is immoral? This book argues that we cannot judge artworks morally in the same way that we judge people. What's more, there is no direct influence from moral judgments to aesthetic judgments: it is possible for artworks to be both immoral and beautiful.