Ideas from 'What is Art?' by Leo Tolstoy [1898], by Theme Structure
[found in 'What is Art? and Essays on Art' by Tolstoy,Leo (ed/tr Maude,A) [OUP 1975,0-19-250331-6]].
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21. Aesthetics / B. Nature of Art / 4. Art as Expression
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The highest feelings of mankind can only be transmitted by art
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Art is when one man uses external signs to hand on his feelings to another man
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True works of art transmit completely new feelings
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21. Aesthetics / C. Artistic Issues / 4. Emotion in Art
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The purpose of art is to help mankind to evolve better, more socially beneficial feelings
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21. Aesthetics / C. Artistic Issues / 7. Art and Morality
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People estimate art according to their moral values
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We separate the concept of beauty from goodness, unlike the ancients
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The upper classes put beauty first, and thus freed themselves from morality
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