Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2025
Publication Title
Social theory and practice
Abstract
Artists’ moral wrongs raise interesting questions about whether, and how, we should engage the artists and their works. Public discourse is replete with opposition to honoring immoral artists for their achievements and calls for boycotts of their works. I examine a specific moral question that artists’ moral wrongs raise: Is it morally permissible to patronize immoral artists’ works? After explaining some preliminary matters, such as the meanings of some of important terms, I argue that it is morally permissible to patronize immoral artists’ works. Then, I examine two possible objections that pose significant challenges to my argument.
Recommended Citation
Spurgin, Earl W., "The Bad and the Beautiful: Is it Moral to Patronize Immoral Artists’ Works?" (2025). 2025 Faculty Bibliography. 39.
https://collected.jcu.edu/fac_bib_2025/39
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