Ideas from 'Artistic Value and Opportunistic Moralism' by Eileen John [2006], by Theme Structure
[found in 'Aesthetics and the Phil of Art (Analytic trad)' (ed/tr Lamarque,P/Olsen,SH) [Blackwell 2004,978-1-4051-0582-8]].
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21. Aesthetics / C. Artistic Issues / 7. Art and Morality
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The works we value most are in sympathy with our own moral views
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We should understand what is morally important in a story, without having to endorse it
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We value morality in art because that is what we care about - but it is a contingent fact
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A work can be morally and artistically excellent, despite rejecting moral truth
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