Thank you for the very interesting comments. I stand corrected on political art being mostly on the left. I object to ALL political art. My claim is not that political art is socially worthless. Rather, it is this: political art cannot count as evidence for the political position it tries to advance. I happen to […]
Author Archive | Fernando Tesón
Against Political Art:
A noteworthy case of discourse failure is political art. Many people regard art as a legitimate vehicle for political views. Indeed, many have insisted that artists ought to be politically committed. The aesthetic experience may raise people’s political awareness. And, if one believes in moral-political truths, it seems natural to recommend that artists convey those […]
Moral Deliberation:
Thank you for the many excellent commments. I would like to address one theme in particular. Some have suggested that public deliberation can still be successful because many political issues are moral in nature, so ignorance about social theory (e.g., economics) doesn’t matter as much as I claim it does. This is a very popular […]
Deliberative Failure:
It is pleasure to be invited to blog at the V.C. Thanks to Eugene and Ilya for thinking of me. I would like to talk about political deliberation. According to an influential literature that cuts across philosophy, political science, and law, the moral legitimacy of laws is enhanced when it is preceded by robust public […]