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Robert C. Solomon was an American philosopher and psychologist known for his contributions to ethics and existentialism. His works covered a wide range of topics, including moral philosophy, human existence, and psychology.

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“The trumped-up charges against kitsch and sentimentality should disturb us and make us suspicious.”

Should Suspicious Sentimentality Kitsch

Book:In Defense of Sentimentality

Source: In Defense of Sentimentality

“Indeed, some kitsch seems to be flawed by its very perfection, its technical virtuosity and its precise execution, its explicit knowledge of the tradition”

Seems Tradition Perfection Execution Precise Flawed Explicit Kitsch Virtuosity

Author:Robert C. Solomon

“High kitsch, whatever else may be said of it, cannot be openly dismissed as cheap.”

May Said Kitsch

Book:Entertaining Ideas: Popular Philosophical Essays, 1970-1990

Source: Entertaining Ideas: Popular Philosophical Essays, 1970-1990

“High-class kitsch may well be "perfect" in its form and and composition: the academic painters were often masters of their craft. Thus, the accusation that a work of kitsch is based not on lack of for or aesthetic merit but on the presence of a particularly provocative emotional content. (The best art, by contrast, eschews emotional content altogether.)”

Source: Entertaining Ideas: Popular Philosophical Essays, 1970-1990

About the Author

Born: September 14, 1942
Died: January 2, 2007
Known for: Author
Quotes: 45

Books & Sources

Building Trust: In Business, Politics, Relationships, and LifeRelated source material

Spirituality for the Skeptic: The Thoughtful Love of LifeRelated source material

Entertaining Ideas: Popular Philosophical Essays, 1970-1990Related source material

About Love: Reinventing Romance for Our TimesRelated source material

From Hegel to ExistentialismRelated source material

In Defense of SentimentalityRelated source material

In the Spirit of HegelRelated source material

Introducing Philosophy: Problems and PerspectivesRelated source material

Love: Emotion, Myth, & MetaphorRelated source material

No Excuses: Existentialism And The Meaning Of LifeRelated source material

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