In this course, we will discuss Prof. A.W. Eaton's book in progress, "Rough Heroes: Philosophical Reflections on Cinema, Morality, and Art". Title and abstract follow:
Title: Fiction: Art and Ethics
Venue and schedule: Videoconference Tuesday June 16, Thursday June 18, Tuesday June 23, and Thursday June 25, 16-18h.
1) What is an ethical feature of an artwork?
2) Interaction between ethical and aesthetic features of artworks.
3) Pornography, Propaganda, and Racist Images4) How To Do Things With Pictures: Toward a Pictorial Pragmatics.