The Value of Art
Sep 09, 2007An art lover will argue that art brings beauty to our surroundings and provides occasions for intellectual and emotional reflection.
You have your favorite band, and I have mine. Is one of us right?
有人说,品味纯粹是主观的,审美判断与事实或客观无关。
But are aesthetic judgments completely groundless? When we say something is in bad taste, does that statement have anything behind it at all, besides expressing our personal disapproval? Is taste truly nothing more than personal preference?
Join Nigel Warburton and David Edmonds onthis episode of Aesthetics Bites, as they speak with Elisabeth Schellekens Damman on aesthetic disagreement.
What are your thoughts on taste and aesthetic disagreement? Is there a right or wrong? Or maybe something more nuanced? Share your ideas in the comments below.
An art lover will argue that art brings beauty to our surroundings and provides occasions for intellectual and emotional reflection.
Are there objective standards of beauty? Or is beauty in the eye of the beholder? Must art be beautiful to be great art?
An art lover will argue that art brings beauty to our surroundings and provides occasions for intellectual and emotional reflection.
Are there objective standards of beauty? Or is beauty in the eye of the beholder? Must art be beautiful to be great art?