Ethics in Art: Analyzing “Helena” by Marco Evaristti

Ethical relativism: “the theory that holds that morality is relative to the norms of one’s culture”.

Hindsight Bias

Hindsight bias is the inclination of seeing an event (after it has occurred) as having been predictable all along despite there being few evidence indicating its predictability.

Religious Knowledge Systems

Theism is the belief in the existence of a god or gods, often viewed as a supreme entity responsible for the…

RLS: Pakistan Honor Killings

Ethical relativism: “the theory that holds that morality is relative to the norms of one’s culture”.

AOK: Art

What is Art?

• Diverse range of activities and studies including human activities but also natural artworks.

AOK: Art

Criteria:

• Must be man made
• Intention of pleasing or provoking: Evokes an aesthetic response: Artist wants to communicate something to us
• Quality of the work: Artist should have a high level of technical competence

Classifying Art Activity:

• Pottery: YES it is art as it is a form of artistic expression and creation and is individually produced
• Manufactured NO pots and pans: no, as it is mass-made instead of individually crafted
• Ballet: YES it is a form of performing…

Ethics: Drowning Child Activity

• WOKs involved:

History: Is seeing believing?

In class, we were asked the following question: to what extent is the claim “seeing is believing” justified?