Art and morality / edited by José Luis Bermúdez and Sebastian Gardner.

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TextSeries: International library of philosophyPublication details: London ; New York : Routledge, 2006.Description: viii, 303 p. : ill., music ; 24 cmISBN:

0415260469
9780415260466

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111.85 BER

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Contents:

Art and morality: an introduction / Jose Luis Bermudez 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 / Jose Luis Bermudez -- 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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Item type	Current library	Call number	Copy number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Standard Loan	LSAD Library Main Collection	111.85 BER (Browse shelf(Opens below))	1	Available		39002100378349

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

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 is a significant contribution to philosophical literature, opening up unexplored questions and shedding new light on more traditional debates in aesthetics. The topics explored include:

the relation of aesthetic to ethical judgment the relation of artistic experience to moral consciousness the moral status of fiction the concepts of sentimentality and decadence the moral dimension of critical practice, pictorial art and music the moral significance of tragedy the connections between artistic and moral issues elaborated in the writings of central figures in modern philosophy, such as Kant, Schopenhauer and Nietzsche.

The contributors share the view that progress in aesthetics requires detailed study of the practice of criticism. This volume will appeal to both the philosophical community and to researchers in areas such as literary theory, musicology and the theory of art.

Reprint of hardback ed. published in 2003.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

List of contributors (p. vii)
Art and morality: an introduction (p. 1)
1 Ethics and aesthetics are - ? (p. 19)
2 Art and moral education (p. 37)
3 Forbidden knowledge: the challenge of immoralism (p. 56)
4 Make-believe morality and fictional worlds (p. 74)
5 Sentimentality (p. 95)
6 The concept of decadence (p. 111)
7 Critical conversions (p. 131)
8 Love in Wagner's Ring (p. 143)
9 Moral depth and pictorial art (p. 170)
10 Kant and the ideal of beauty (p. 185)
11 Schopenhauer on tragedy and value (p. 204)
12 Tragedy, morality and metaphysics (p. 218)
13 Nietzsche's artistic revaluation (p. 260)
14 Art, expression and morality (p. 277)
Index (p. 295)

Author notes provided by Syndetics

Jose Luis Bermudez is Professor of Philosophy and Director of the Philosophy-Neuroscience-Psychology Program at Washington University in St Louis, USA
Sebastian Gardner is Professor in Philosophy at University College London