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1. Pickford, HW, "Teaching of Life": Tolstoy's moral-philosophical aesthetics, in Palgrave Handbook of Russian Thought (May, 2021), pp. 597-619 [doi].
   (last updated on 2026/01/21)

   Abstract:
   This chapter outlines and evaluates Tolstoy's theory of art as presented in his What is Art? I focus on his concept of emotion, moral emotions and their expression or elicitation in art works. Along the way I indicate where additional theorizing is required to defend his theory.