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title: 'Art and Ethics in Some of Their Relations'
type: pdf
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authors:
- 'Henry Jackson Van Dyke, Jr.'
date: 1883-01-01
collection: 'Archives'
subcollection: '19th century'
topics:
- 'Aesthetics'
- 'Ethics (General)'
- 'Character and Conduct of Life'
scriptures:
- 'Proverbs 4'
- 'Matthew 5'
url: https://confessional.org/archives/19th-century/van-dyke-1883-art-and-ethics-in-some-of-their-relations
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# Art and Ethics in Some of Their Relations

Argues that art is accountable to moral law: the artist's character, purpose, and influence determine art's ethical value. Rejects both art's absolute autonomy and blanket condemnation.

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