How the Arts Have Value

This paper considers John Carey’s case that the arts have no value; in particular his rejection of John Ruskin’s and Immanuel Kant’s treatments of art. I show, against Carey, that Ruskin has a cogent argument that art has inherent value in light of its connection to religion, morality, and use. I al...

The International Journal of the Arts in Society: Annual Review

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