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Ronald M Moore
PHIL 545
Seattle Campus
Class description
It is common to think that moral and aesthetic values are entirely independent, so that judgments in one area have no bearing on judgments in the other. This view, called "the separation thesis," has come under increasing attack recently. In this course, we will consider various anti-separatist claims about connections between ethics and aesthetics. These will include: 1) aesthetic issues in ethics, both theoretical and applied; 2) ethical issues in aesthetics, in artistic practice, and in relation to natural beauty; and 3) theoretical arguments connecting normative judgments in the two domains Students will be expected to serve as class "expert" on materials assigned for one session and to write an approximately 15 page term paper.
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