Through a series of essays, Art and Ethical Criticism explores the complex relationship between the arts and morality.
Reflects the importance of a moral life of engagement with works of art
Forms part of the prestigious New Directions in Aesthetics series, which confronts the most intriguing problems in aesthetics and the philosophy of art today
About the Author
Garry L. Hagberg is the James H. Ottaway Professor of Philosophy and Aesthetics at Bard College, and in recent years has held a Chair in the School of Philosophy at the University of East Anglia and a visiting fellowship at Cambridge University. He has published and lectured widely; his books include Describing Ourselves: Wittgenstein and Autobiographical Consciousness,Art as Language, and Meaning and Interpretation. He is co-editor of The Blackwell Companion to the Philosophy of Literature (with Walter Jost) and of the journal Philosophy and Literature.
Features
Provides a timely and philosophically significant contribution to modern aesthetics
Features some of the best contemporary work in philosophical studies on literature, moral beliefs, and thinking in art
Reflects on the significance of a moral life of engagement with works of art
