Answer five or more of the following questions with short, type-written responses. Be sure to place your name and section (1 PM or 2:30 PM in the upper-right corner).
In case you either (a) were not in class when we watched the film or (b) would like to review or re-watch part of the film, here is the film link:
Why Beauty Matters
1. What is Roger Scruton’s main argument?
2. What specific examples and evidence does Scruton use to support his claims and ideas?
3. Do you agree or disagree with his view? Why or why not? Explain.
4. What was new or interesting to you in the film? Identify at least three things. Try to be specific.
5. How might someone defend modern art or challenge some of Scruton’s claims and arguments about it? Does he represent modern art accurately?
6. Which thinkers, theories of art, or views of aesthetics did you find being discussed in the film? Which one(s) do you find yourself agreeing with and why?
7. Is Scruton right that there is too much ugliness in the modern world in architecture or art? Explain briefly why or why not.
8. Does beauty or art have a use? What does Scruton think? What do you think?
9. Does beauty matter to you? Why or why not?
10. How might we find or create more beauty in the world?