To what extent does ethics limit arts? An artist named Marco Evaristti created an art piece called Helena & El Pescador in a museum for his exposition. Evaristti put several goldfishes in blenders, which were then plugged in. The fate of the fishes were up to the audience whether they want to press the button or not. The artist said that “it was a protest against what is going on in the world, against this cynicism, this brutality that impregnates the world in which we live” (Evaristti). Another artist called Damien Hirst created an art piece called The Physical Impossibility of Death in …show more content…
Judgements in ethics are relative and closely related to cultural norms. However, I believe that universally accepted ethical codes are necessary. Ethics imposes boundaries to the natural science methods in order to avoid immorality. However, ethically limiting the methods affects the progress of gaining knowledge in the natural science. It is an absolute truth that ethical judgment affect the methods available in the production of knowledge in both the arts and natural sciences. However, still, there is no definite way to decide on the extent to which the arts and the natural sciences are appropriate in a way that everyone agrees because people in this world have different religions, experiences, values, memories and