The Value of the Arts

This article addresses the debate over the value of the arts. Many people see the arts as self-serving that make better-rounded people, however they do not seem to believe that they benefit society. These people are not considering the public "spillover" of these benefits. When people become well-rounded, educated people they are capable of much more action and offer a broader contribution to their societies. One key factor of people partaking in arts and art education is that they become better able to form social bonds with other people. This allows people to come together and combine their strengths which increases the power of the community. Hobbes addressed this specifically in the precious article. The list of benefits of the arts is, by no means a short one and is entirely relevant in this debate. Without the arts, we might as well rewind time to an modernized society.