Tag Archives: ethics and aesthetics

In Tents #28 Ethics and Aesthetics Part 6, Final Thoughts

Posted on April 22, 2013 by Harlow Clark

Much of Shostakovich’s music was banned for the sin of formalism–whatever that means–so it wasn’t heard until after Stalin’s death in 1953. –Peggy Woodruff, introducing Shostakovich’s “Festive Overture” on KBYU FM March 14, 2013 The idea that ethics and aesthetics … Continue reading →

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In Tents #27 Ethics and Aesthetics Part 5

Posted on March 25, 2013 by Harlow Clark

Last night at dinner my sister Krista asked what I was presenting at the AML symposium. She was trying to distract me from mourning the impending loss of our mother’s four last infected teeth, with nothing left to anchor lower … Continue reading →

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In Tents #26 Ethics and Aesthetics of Jesus and Pilate, Part IV

Posted on February 25, 2013 by Harlow Clark

As I was finishing last month’s post I had one of those sudden strokes of intelligence Joseph Smith talked about, and want to expand on it this month, but first some background. In summer 1975 my mother went on a … Continue reading →

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In Tents #25 Ethics and Aesthetics of Jesus and Pilate, Part III

Posted on January 28, 2013 by Harlow Clark

Consider three statements on Mormon aesthetics. The first is a quote. The other two are composites. I’ve heard many versions of all three among AML people or at AML events. And the concerns they express are hardly unique to Mormons. … Continue reading →

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