The Oxford Handbook of Ethics and Art

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The Oxford Handbook of Ethics and Art is written by James Harold and published by Oxford University Press. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 0197539793 (ISBN 10) and 9780197539798 (ISBN 13).

"Art has not always had the same salience in philosophical discussions of ethics that many other elements of our lives have. There are well-defined areas of "applied ethics" corresponding to nature, business, health care, war, punishment, animals, and more, but there is no recognized research program in "applied ethics of the arts" or "art ethics." Art often seems to belong to its own sphere of value, separate from morality. The first questions we ask about art are usually not about its moral rightness or virtue, but about its beauty or originality. However, it is impossible to do any serious thinking about the arts without engaging in ethical questions"--