Art for Art's Sake?
November 7, 2023
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Episode 160 · November 7, 2023
Art for Art's Sake?
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<p>"There is no such thing as a moral or an immoral book. Books are well written, or badly written. That is all." So wrote Oscar Wilde in his preface to <em>The Picture of Dorian Gray</em>, defending himself against charges of corruption in his art. But was he right? His own art, no less than his own sad and morally compromised private life, suggest otherwise. Spencer discusses the history of "art for art's sake" and the impossibility of excepting art from moral judgment, in Wilde's day as well as our own.</p> <p>Check out our sponsor, the Ancient Language Institute: <a href="https://ancientlanguage.com/youngheretics/">https://ancientlanguage.com/youngheretics/</a></p> <p>Sign up to be in the mailbag: <a href="https://rejoiceevermore.substack.com/">https://rejoiceevermore.substack.com/</a></p> <p>Pick up my book, How to Save the West: <a href="https://a.co/d/9S57cfh">https://a.co/d/9S57cfh</a></p>
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