Ideas of Daniel Jacobson, by Theme

[American, fl. 2006, Professor at Bowling Green University, Ohio.]

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1. Philosophy / D. Nature of Philosophy / 8. Humour

22701

Jokes can sometimes be funny because they are offensive

21. Aesthetics / A. Aesthetic Experience / 2. Aesthetic Attitude

22703

We don't often respond to events in art as if they were real events

21. Aesthetics / C. Artistic Issues / 7. Art and Morality

22702

Audiences can be too moral

22696

'Autonomism' says the morality is irrelevant to the aesthetics

22697

Moral defects of art can be among its aesthetic virtues

22700

Immoral art encourages immoral emotions

22699

Moderate moralism says moral qualities can sometimes also be aesthetic qualities

22698

We can judge art ethically, or rate its ethical influence, or assess its quality via its ethics