Combining Philosophers

Ideas for Hermarchus, Sextus Empiricus and Stephen Davies

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21. Aesthetics / C. Artistic Issues / 1. Artistic Intentions
20395 The title of a painting can be vital, and the artist decrees who the portrait represents [Davies,S]
20396 We must know what the work is meant to be, to evaluate the artist's achievement [Davies,S]
20399 Intentionalism says either meaning just is intention, or ('moderate') meaning is successful intention [Davies,S]
20401 The meaning is given by the audience's best guess at the author's intentions [Davies,S]
21. Aesthetics / C. Artistic Issues / 2. Copies of Art
20397 If we could perfectly clone the Mona Lisa, the original would still be special [Davies,S]
20398 Art that is multiply instanced may require at least one instance [Davies,S]
21. Aesthetics / C. Artistic Issues / 4. Emotion in Art
20404 Music isn't just sad because it makes the listener feel sad [Davies,S]
21. Aesthetics / C. Artistic Issues / 7. Art and Morality
22705 If the depiction of evil is glorified, that is an artistic flaw [Davies,S]
22707 It is an artistic defect if excessive moral outrage distorts the story, and narrows our sympathies [Davies,S]
22704 Immorality may or may not be an artistic defect [Davies,S]
22706 A work which seeks approval for immorality, but alienates the audience, is a failure [Davies,S]