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246Art for Goodness Sake: A Chestertonian Critique of Art for Art’s SakeThe Chesterton Review 45 (1/2): 123-127. 2019.Many Christian thinkers have embraced the notion “art for art’s sake.” Chesterton did not. To the contrary, he saw such an idea as deeply problematic for a Christian aesthetic. In the following article, I will explore some philosophical aspects of the “art for art’s sake” movement and then explain why Chesterton parted company with it.
Miguel Benitez
State College of Florida
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State College of FloridaAssistant Professor
Faulkner University
Alumnus, 2023
Areas of Specialization
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Aesthetics |
Art and Artworks |
The Definition of Art |
The Value of Art |
Aesthetic Universals |
Philosophy of Religion |
Arguments for Theism |
Christianity |