Philosophers' Café: Should We Still Listen to Thriller?

The Philosophers' Café is a public forum in which community members discuss interesting contemporary issues in a relaxed and informal setting. Our first meeting will be Sept. 20th, 7pm, at Brewery N├©nic. The topic is "Should We Still Listen to Thriller?" and will be moderated by Dr. Xan Bozzo (Philosophy, UW-Stout). Here is the abstract:

"What is the relationship between an artwork's ethical value and its artistic value? Can works of art be worse because of their ethical flaws, or better because of their ethical merits? Can artworks even be the object of ethical evaluation in the first place—aren't such judgments reserved for persons, actions, intentions? Such questions in the philosophy of art have reemerged in recent years: What are we to do with the comedy of Bill Cosby or Louis C.K.? Should we still listen to Michael Jackson? I don't have the answers, but I'm hoping you might."

Join us for some fun discussion! Everyone is welcome!

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