Utilitarianism and the Art School in Nineteenth-Century Britain

By Malcolm Quinn | Publisher: Taylor and Francis

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The mid-nineteenth century saw the introduction of publicly funded art education as an alternative to the established private institutions. Quinn explores the ways in which members of parliament applied Bentham’s utilitarian philosophy to questions of public taste.

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The mid-nineteenth century saw the introduction of publicly funded art education as an alternative to the established private institutions. Quinn explores the ways in which members of parliament applied Bentham’s utilitarian philosophy to questions of public taste.

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The mid-nineteenth century saw the introduction of publicly funded art education as an alternative to the established private institutions. Quinn explores the ways in which members of parliament applied Bentham’s utilitarian philosophy to questions of public taste.

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Taylor and Francis

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Utilitarianism and the Art School in Nineteenth-Century Britain is available as ebook(ISBN 9781317321217)