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SUMMARY:Architectural Design between Ethics and Aesthetics - Prof. Christi
 an Illies\, Chair for Practical Philosophy (Ethics)\, Otto-Friedrich Unive
 rsity Bamberg
DTSTART:20120229T131500Z
DTEND:20120229T141500Z
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CONTACT:Villian Lo
DESCRIPTION:Technical artefacts are a topic for moral philosophy as much a
 s crimes and other misdemeanors. After all\, their design and structure ma
 tter a lot for human wellbeing and dignity – for example\, whether they 
 function well\, how they affect the environment\, or whether they seduce p
 eople into committing abuses. Architectural artefacts are no exception in 
 this respect\; from the ethical perspective\, we can distinguish moral and
  immoral buildings. But with architecture\, things are particularly compli
 cated: Often the criteria for good and for moral architecture seem to pull
  in different directions - many ʻgreenʼ buildings are architecturally un
 distinguished\, to say the least\, and some of the finest buildings are mo
 rally questionable. Should\, then\, ethics be subordinated to aesthetic qu
 ality or vice versa? Existential riddles like these call for philosophy to
  solve all problems\; or at least that is what philosophers like to believ
 e.
LOCATION:Lecture Room 1\, Department of Architecture
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