Art, morality and human nature : writings by Richard W. Beardsmore / edited by John Haldane and Ieuan Lloyd.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Haldane, John, editor.

Lloyd, Ieuan, editor.

Series:

St. Andrews studies in philosophy and public affairs.

St. Andrews Studies in Philosophy and Public Affairs

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Ethics.

Art.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (260 pages) : illustrations.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : Andrews UK Limited, 2017.

Summary:

This collection brings together the text of the monograph Art and Morality by the philosopher Richard Beardsmore along with fourteen other essays (both published and previously unpublished) in which he explores further some of the themes of his seminal book. With the revival of interest among philosophers and others in the relationships between art and morality the publication of this material is especially timely. Beardsmore's original contribution first introduced the principal terminology in which discussions have been expressed and many of the later essays showed the influence of Wittgenstein. The publication of this anthology of his writings on these themes has been welcomed by others writing on the same or related themes.

Contents:

Cover

Contents

Front matter

Title page

Publisher information

Dedication

Introduction, John Haldane and Ieuan Lloyd

Body matter

Part 1: Art and Morality

Preface

1. Introduction

2. Moralism

3. Autonomism

4. Art and Society

5. Art and Understanding

Part 2: Art

1. Learning from a Novel

2. Two Trends in Analytical Aesthetics

3. The Limits of Imagination

4. Literary Examples and Philosophical Confusion

5. The Censorship of Works of Art

6. Wittgenstein on Tolstoi's What is Art?

7. Art and Family Resemblances

Part 3: Morality and Human Nature

8. Consequences and Moral Worth

9. Atheism and Morality

10. How Not to Think Critically

11. Moral Realism

12. Autobiography and the Brain

13. Teaching Children to Read Stories

14. 'If a Lion Could Talk...'

Back matter

Also available.

Notes:

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed July 13, 2017).

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

1-84540-947-7

OCLC:

991543009