British philosopher who has developed ethicism about art — moral defects are aesthetic defects — and contributed to the philosophy of creativity.
Art, Emotion and Ethics: ethicism — the view that when a work of art invites a morally defective attitude, this is an aesthetic defect. Contributed to the analysis of creativity, arguing that creativity requires originality, value, and appropriate causal history. Philosophy of Film.
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