Abstract
The notion of a meal is explored in relation to questions of art status and artistic value. Meals are argued not to be works of art, but to have the capacity for artistic value. These claims are used to respond to Dominic Lopes’s arguments in Beyond Art that demote artistic value in favour of the values that emerge from specific kinds of art. A conception of artistic value that involves ‘taking reflective charge’ of the possibilities for goodness available in an activity is sketched.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.33134/eeja.126 | Journal eISSN: 2571-0915
Language: English
Page range: 254 - 268
Published on: Nov 25, 2014
Published by: Helsinki University Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
© 2014 Eileen John, published by Helsinki University Press
This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.