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Ever since Plato expelled the poets from his ideal state, the ethics of art has had to confront philosophy's denial of art's morality. In Art before the Law, Ruth Ronen proposes a new outlook on the ethics of art by arguing that art insists on this tradition of denial, affirming its singular ethics through negativity.

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Introduction: By Way of the Law Chapter 1: By Way of Negation Chapter 2: By Way of Beauty Chapter 3: By Way of Truth Chapter 4: By Way of Deception - With Efrat Biberman (Holon Institute of Technology, Design) Chapter 5: By Way of Prohibition Conclusion

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      Publisher: University of Toronto Press
      Publication Date: 04/04/2014
      ISBN13: 9781442647886, 978-1442647886
      ISBN10: 1442647884
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      Ethics and moral philosophy

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      Book Synopsis
      Ever since Plato expelled the poets from his ideal state, the ethics of art has had to confront philosophy's denial of art's morality. In Art before the Law, Ruth Ronen proposes a new outlook on the ethics of art by arguing that art insists on this tradition of denial, affirming its singular ethics through negativity.

      Table of Contents
      Introduction: By Way of the Law Chapter 1: By Way of Negation Chapter 2: By Way of Beauty Chapter 3: By Way of Truth Chapter 4: By Way of Deception - With Efrat Biberman (Holon Institute of Technology, Design) Chapter 5: By Way of Prohibition Conclusion

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