
Micro-Digressions: A Philosophy Podcast
Philosophical excursions into interesting, and often controversial, topics. Hosted by Spencer Case.
Micro-Digressions: A Philosophy Podcast
Beauty, Ugliness and Morality: Some moral quandaries of art
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Mary Beth ("no hyphen") Willard of Weber State University joins Spencer and his wife, May to discuss the relationship between beauty and moral goodness. They pay particular attention to the question of whether an artist's moral character can ever affect the aesthetic or moral qualities of his or her art. Subjects include Bill Cosby and the blues artist Louisiana Red .