Monthly Archives: July 2010

An Interview with Dr Eileen John on the intersections in ethics and aesthetics and her arguments in ‘Artistic Value and Opportunistic Moralism’ and ‘Literature and the Idea of Morality’

Posted on July 19, 2010 by snowjason

For anybody interested, I recently finished editing an interview I conducted with Dr Eileen John of the Philosophy department at Warwick (which the ever-indispensable Mr Mannie Taur kindly stepped in to film for me at the last minute; perhaps this … Continue reading →

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Either/Or Episode 4

Posted on July 18, 2010 by taurmannie

This week, the judge and the artist introduced the new section called ‘quote of the day’ (which ended up being a rather intermittent addition to the format!). Anyway, the artist states that there are certain necessary conditions for something to … Continue reading →

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Either/Or Episode 3

Posted on July 9, 2010 by taurmannie

This episode takes you right into the aesthetical and ethical debate of music. In this episode, the judge insists that one of the necessary components for music is lyrics since the only way to incorporate ethics into music is lyrics. … Continue reading →

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