Aesthetics and Morality

by Elisabeth Schellekens

Aesthetic and moral value are often seen to go hand in hand. They do so not only practically, such as in our everyday assessments of artworks that raise moral questions, but also theoretically, such as in Kant's theory that beauty is the symbol of morality. Some philosophers have argued that it is in the relation between aesthetic and moral value that the key to an adequate understanding of either notion lies. But difficult questions abound. Must...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0826485243
• ISBN13: 9780826485243
• Release Date: January 2008
• Publisher: Continuum
• Length: 172 Pages
• Weight: 0.73 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 8.8"