Is an aesthetic judgment objective in the same way that the sting is? Can one of us be right, the other wrong? Or does it simply cash out to "what I like" and "what you like"? — J
I think that indicates that aesthetics is part of evolution. — frank
What I like aesthetically does not depend on any judgment. I make no subjective aesthetic judgements.
As objects don't have any intrinsic art value, my aesthetic likes cannot be objective but only subjective. — RussellA
So I guess that is what you mean? "Great artist" = "someone I like a lot". — J
: If Frances Hutcheson is correct, and the appreciation of beauty is innate within humans, and described as "uniformity amidst variety", this clearly shows an evolutionary advantage. Specifically in the human ability to find patterns within the chaos they perceive of the world . — RussellA
Right, but research indicates that visible features of an organism tend to be sexually selected. So it wouldn't be about patterns in chaos, it would be about sex. — frank
What I mean by that is one's taste in philosophy. — Moliere
Do you have a sense of your own taste? — Moliere
Why are you more drawn to particular philosophers, schools, styles, or problems? — Moliere
Do you think about how to choose which philosopher to read? — Moliere
While this could include the prose -- is it elegant or turgid? -- what I want to focus on is the aesthetic judgment of the philosophy itself. — Moliere
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