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But does the quality of the film matter? I don't think making great art justifies or excuses being a tyrannical/abusive artist, and feel that in general we shou

by tqi 6y ago

But does the quality of the film matter? I don't think making great art justifies or excuses being a tyrannical/abusive artist, and feel that in general we should have consistent standards of acceptable behavior that is divorced from outputs.

dbspin 6y ago
Of course it matters... If art has any utility at all, then its impact must be factored into utilitarian calculations about suffering / opportunity costs and so on. Whether the suffering that's alleged to have taken place in its production was 'worthwhile' is an open and complex question, and its a perfectly valid moral position to believe that it was not. But to suggest that behaviour should be 'divorced from outputs' is not a logically consistent position.
- TheNorthman 6y ago
  I think you are a bit quick to dismiss the entirety of deontology. Could you expand on what you mean when you say that deontological ethics ``is not a logically consistent position.''