Utilitarianism and the Art School in Nineteenth-Century Britain

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The mid-19th 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.

subjects: Utilitarianism,  Great britain, social life and customs,  Great britain, history, 19th century,  Art and state,  Aesthetics,  Modern Aesthetics,  Art schools,  Art and society,  Ethics,  Cultural policy,  History,  Bentham, jeremy, 1748-1832,  Aesthetics, modern, 19th century,  Art and state, great britain,  Great britain, cultural policy,  Utilitarisme,  Histoire,  Écoles des Beaux-Arts,  Esthétique,  Art,  Politique gouvernementale,  Art et société