312 Pages
by Routledge

312 Pages
by Routledge

Featuring contributions from Matthew Kieran, Aaron Ridley, Roger Scruton and Mary Mothersill to name but a few, this collection of groundbreaking new papers on aesthetics and ethics, highlights the link between the two subjects. These leading figures tackle the important questions that arise when one thinks about the moral dimensions of art and the aesthetic dimension of moral life. The volume... Read more

Art and Morality: An Introduction José Luis Bermúdez and Sebastian Gardner  1. Ethics and Aesthetics Are -?  Michael Tanner  2. Art and Moral Education Christopher Hamilton  3. Forbidden Knowledge: The Challenge of Immoralism Matthew Kieran  4. Make-Believe Morality and Fictional Worlds Mary Mothersill  5. Sentimentality Michael Tanner  6. The Concept of Decadence José Luis Bermúdez  7. Critical Conversions Aaron Ridley  8. Love in Wagner’s Ring Roger Scruton  9. Moral Depth and Pictorial Art John Armstrong  10. Kant and the Ideal of Beauty Anthony Savile  11. Schopenhauer on Tragedy and Value Alex Neill  12. Tragedy, Morality and Metaphysics Sebastian Gardner  13. Nietzsche’s Artistic Revaluation Christopher Janaway  14. Art, Expression and Morality Colin Lyas

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'In short, the editors of Art and Morality have put together a collection of papers covering a wide range of important topics, characterized by both theoretical sharpness and serious exegesis'  - Alessandro Giovanelli, Mind

'The editors have done an excellent job of collecting essays by a number of leading scholars in aesthetics on this important topic.' - Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews

'Through this collection, we gain access to some outstanding scholarship. We also gain a full sense of the richness of the subject and an exciting promise of more work to be done.' -  Australasian Journal of Philosophy