# Art and Morality in What Is Art?

> Theme guide for What Is Art? by Leo Tolstoy.

The book argues that art is inseparable from morality and religious perception; art that serves only pleasure or sensuality is harmful, while true art transmits feelings that advance human brotherhood and spiritual progress.

## Where it surfaces

- [VII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/what_is_art_se/chapters/vii): The chapter emphasizes that art should serve goodness, contrasting the Greek conflation of beauty and goodness with the Christian moral ideal.

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