Aesthetic obligations

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ID4079271
AuthorsRobbie Kubala (0000-0002-9648-6572)
Year2020
Volume15
Issue12
Publication date2020-12-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenuePhilosophy Compass (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1747-9991 • E-ISSN: 1747-9991
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/phc3.12712
OpenAlexW4205489328
LanguageEN
Citations received4
References cited90

Are there aesthetic obligations, and what would account for their binding force if so? I first develop a general, domain-neutral notion of obligation, then critically discuss six arguments offered for and against the existence of aesthetic obligations. The most serious challenge is that all aesthetic obligations are ultimately grounded in moral norms, and I survey the prospects for this challenge alongside three non-moral views about the source of aesthetic obligations: individual practical identity, social practices, and aesthetic value primitivism. I conclude by raising questions for further work in this area

Aesthetic value · Aesthetics · Epistemology · Identity (music · Moral obligation · Obligation · Political science · Raising (metalworking · Sociology · Value (mathematics · Work (physics · Computer Science · Ethics, Aesthetics, and Art · Philosophical Ethics and Theory · Psychology · Psychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment · Law · Philosophy · Social Psychology

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