Aesthetics and Morality: The Power of Art
Schellekens, Elisabeth / Matravers, Derek![Aesthetics and Morality: The Power of Art](https://support.digitalhusky.com/media/annotations/sorted/371/37107820/CHSBZCOP0337107820.jpg)
Does a work of art have to be morally admirable in order to be aesthetically valuable? In this updated introduction, Elisabeth Schellekens explores the intersection of two major branches of philosophy. Tracing the history of aesthetics and ethics through the ideas of Plato, Reid, Hume and Kant, Schellekens connects ancient and modern thinkers to debates in analytic aesthetics. Packed with examples including The Triumph of the Will, Mozart's Do...