The Ethical Criticism of Art: A New Mapping of the Territory |
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Authors: | Alessandro Giovannelli |
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Institution: | (1) Philosophy, Lafayette College, 331 Pardee Hall, Easton, PA 18042-1781, USA |
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Abstract: | The goal of this paper is methodological. It offers a comprehensive mapping of the theoretical positions on the ethical criticism
of art, correcting omissions and inadequacies in the conceptual framework adopted in the current debate. Three principles
are recommended as general guidelines: ethical amenability, basic value pluralism, and relativity to ethical dimension. Hence
a taxonomy distinguishing between different versions of autonomism, moralism, and immoralism is established, by reference
to criteria that are different from what emerging in the current literature. The mapping is then proved capable of (1) locating
the various theories that have been proposed so far and clarifying such theories’ real commitments, (2) having the correct
relationship with actual art making and art criticism practices, and (3) showing the real weight of the alleged counter-example
to a moralist position of a work that succeeds artistically because of its immorality.
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Keywords: | Ethical criticism Art criticim Literary criticism Autonomism Moralism Immoralism No?l Carroll Berys Gaut Matthew Kieran Daniel Jacobson |
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