Ethical reflections of Leo Tolstoy: to the issue of the ethical and aesthetic synthesis
The article analyzes the phenomenon of moralizing on the example of the philosophical views of Leo Tolstoy. The problem of conflict between the ethical sphere as the limitations and artistic tasks that can declare moral permissiveness art. Leo Tolstoy separates good and beauty, in fact, he opposes the ethical aesthetic. Writer promotes moral rigor. However, in his literary works Tolstoy remains a true artist, because at a certain stage an authentic literary text begins to exist by its own laws, which include the unity of truth, goodness and beauty.