Submitted by ADefiniteDescription t3_1097594 in philosophy
Luklear t1_j4070bo wrote
Reply to comment by corran132 in How philosophy can help with loving the art but hating the artist by ADefiniteDescription
I disagree with your conclusion. I don’t think a piece of media can be toxic via the moral standing of its creator. If the content itself is toxic, then sure. To separate the art from the artist is to analyze and experience the thing itself in the moment, not the information attached to it such as it’s origin.
Now if we’re talking about supporting someone bad by buying their stuff then sure, you shouldn’t do that. I just wouldn’t frame it as the piece of fiction itself being bad. Consider piracy.
Take a great piece of fiction, say, Crime and Punishment. Now let’s say that it was actually written by Adolf Hitler. Will that shape your subjective experience of it, potentially even making it completely unpalatable to you? Yes. However, does that make it a worse piece of art? I don’t think so.
aaeme t1_j41cp4t wrote
>I don’t think a piece of media can be toxic via the moral standing of its creator.
I think it's fair to say Mein Kampf wouldn't be half so toxic if it wasn't for its author (for his actions and infamy) and yes if Crime and Punishment had been written by Hitler it would be tainted.
>a worse piece of art
What does that mean? How is that not 100% subjective?
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