Utilitarianism and the Art School in Nineteenth-Century Britain

The mid-nineteenth 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.

• | Author: Malcolm Quinn
• | Publisher: Routledge
• | Publication Date: Jan 21, 2016
• | Number of Pages: 256 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback/Art
• | ISBN-10: 1138661937
• | ISBN-13: 9781138661936