This book addresses the apparent contradiction in moral condemnation of good artworks. Since there is no direct contradiction, it must involve a third thing that connects aesthetic value and moral value. A significant view about this third thing results from combining R. G. Collingwood's aesthetic and moral theories, and articulating a theory of judgment on his behalf. The view is that an artwork is aesthetically good if the artist fulfilled the moral duty to express emotion successfully. Why this matters and how it fits into the larger conversation about morality and art round out this book's study.
- ISBN10 1575911248
- ISBN13 9781575911243
- Publish Date 1 November 2008
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country US
- Publisher Associated University Presses
- Imprint Susquehanna University Press
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 203
- Language English