Why does Ruiz think utopias are aesthetically motivated, and why do you think he includes a discussion of utopias in this chapter?
Reading and Discussion Questions for Ruiz, Chapter 4 Why is “Four hours at my notes. Extraordinary pleasure” supposedly ironic? Ruiz offers the following account of the purpose of great art: “in its intensity, beauty, horror, or specific themes [it] touches, moves, and changes the observer.” Do the academic disciplines— philosophy, art history, history, and so […]