169. Aesthetic Obligation | THUNK

Is there such a thing as aesthetic obligation? Do we have duties that are explicitly aesthetic in character, or are they really just moral obligations? With great beauty comes great responsibility!

-Links for the Curious-

Aesthetic Obligations (Eaton, 2008) -

Problems at the Intersection of Aesthetics and Ethics, by Seth Vanetta -

Life As Art – Aesthetic Virtue and Moral Obligation, by Jochen Schmidt -

Aesthetic Obligation (Press, 1969) -

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