TY - JOUR AU - Sparacino, Rosanna PY - 2019/09/25 Y2 - 2024/03/28 TI - The Ethical Implications of The Intentional Fallacy: How We Ought to Address the Art of Immoral Artists JF - Stance: an international undergraduate philosophy journal JA - stance VL - 12 IS - 1 SE - Articles DO - 10.33043/S.12.1.22-31 UR - https://openjournals.bsu.edu/stance/article/view/1973 SP - 22-31 AB - <p>I argue that biographical information is akin to other non-aesthetic, social, historical, or political information. As such, artist’s biographies are always relevant and important when interpreting art. While the meaning and value of a piece of art is not determined by any single piece of contextual information, neither is its meaning and value ever entirely separated from context. In some cases, however, a piece of art that is technically magnificent may be experienced as repugnant when the artist has committed egregious acts.</p> ER -