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The Palgrave Handbook of Russian Thought

"Teaching of Life": Tolstoy's moral-philosophical aesthetics

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Pickford, HW
May 22, 2021

This chapter outlines and evaluates Tolstoy's theory of art as presented in his What is Art? I focus on his concept of emotion, moral emotions and their expression or elicitation in art works. Along the way I indicate where additional theorizing is required to defend his theory.

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May 22, 2021

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597 / 619
 

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Pickford, H. W. (2021). "Teaching of Life": Tolstoy's moral-philosophical aesthetics. In The Palgrave Handbook of Russian Thought (pp. 597–619). https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-62982-3_27
Pickford, H. W. “"Teaching of Life": Tolstoy's moral-philosophical aesthetics.” In The Palgrave Handbook of Russian Thought, 597–619, 2021. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-62982-3_27.
Pickford HW. "Teaching of Life": Tolstoy's moral-philosophical aesthetics. In: The Palgrave Handbook of Russian Thought. 2021. p. 597–619.
Pickford, H. W. “"Teaching of Life": Tolstoy's moral-philosophical aesthetics.” The Palgrave Handbook of Russian Thought, 2021, pp. 597–619. Scopus, doi:10.1007/978-3-030-62982-3_27.
Pickford HW. "Teaching of Life": Tolstoy's moral-philosophical aesthetics. The Palgrave Handbook of Russian Thought. 2021. p. 597–619.

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May 22, 2021

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597 / 619