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The Arts
How truthful is art?
In what ways does art limit knowledge?
How does art change due to technology? How does it reflect technological changes in society?
How do the arts “make us human”?
How much can we learn about a culture by studying the art it produces?
What is the relationship between Art and Morality? Can art be degenerate?
What role does remix and mashup – collective creativity and transformation- play in the arts?
Is artistic “progress” the same as scientific “progress”?
How important is the role of the audience to a work of art?
In what ways do artists build on others’ work?
Is it imperative to have knowledge of a subject before placing a judgment on it?
How should we define and judge art?
How important are the views of "experts" in evaluating the relative merits of art, dance, drama, and music?
How do we come to develop standards for assessing art, and how do those change over time?
What is the relationship between art and propaganda? Art and politics?
What is the relationship between censorship and the arts?
How are the visual arts integral to other arts (such as literature, drama, dance)?
Are humans the only species who make and appreciate art? How do we know?
To what extent do the arts help us see the world in new ways?
What role does reason play in artistic creation?
Is art the language of the emotions?
What is the connection between music and math?
What role do creative imagination or aesthetics play in the sciences?
How much can we learn about the past from the history of art?
To what extent do the arts civilize people?