on art and ethics

Or rather, on the ethics of art-making. What does it mean to make art ethically? To write ethically?
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Thinking now about truth, integrity, clarity (not the clarity of a black-and-white worldview, but clarity about one's own thoughts and motives -- and in that, also, an honesty), and excellence. The earnestness, the seriousness, with which one approaches the endeavour. How all of these relate to each other.
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