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Morality of The Dark Knight

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The artistically creative diversity of spiritual freedom

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what is beauty?

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What is Art?

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Psycho and the the uncanny doppelgänger

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How is Love related Beauty ?

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by Pandora » August 10th, 2020, 9:28 am
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Is philosophy an art form?

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by Thomyum2 » October 27th, 2019, 11:56 am
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Art, Philosophy and propaganda

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Children and Music

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by XavierAlex » June 21st, 2012, 4:04 pm
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When Is Art, Art, And When Is Art, Nonsense.

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All Day I Hear- James Joyce

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good art and bad art?

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Is Art Beautiful?

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by TigerNinja » February 28th, 2018, 5:43 pm
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Do you agree with this distinction between art and science?

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Imagine

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Is Language Art?

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Conceptual art: an oxymoron?

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by pomarine » December 26th, 2017, 9:06 pm

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Personal art appreciation

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Expensive Metaphors

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Nietzsche's positive evaluation of illusion

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Analysis: Stanley Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey

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How have books been a big influence in your life?

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Entertainment with or without literary lessons?

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What makes art Good

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Is art important?

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Emotion or Reason?

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Philosophical Films

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So, you are an artist... What is the difference?

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The tragic hero and Hamlet

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Do you need imagination to make art?

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