CSP 216 Just Beauty: Can Beauty Save the World?
Can beauty save the world as Dostoevsky once claimed? Can beauty make a difference in a world that is often ugly and unjust – can it even “save” us? In this course, we will explore ways of interpreting beauty that are more than skin deep. Drawing on artists, cultural critics, theologians, and ethicists, we will discuss how beauty has served as both a tool of oppression and an inspiration for ethical action.
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