what, that art is supposed to pull you away from the suffering of life? Asceticism seems to me very repulsive, especially in art. If it is a fact, it is one I am greatly opposed to. — Nagel
Schopenhauer didn't get this right with the genre. — Shawn
I simply think art doesn't necessarily distance life from itself. — Shawn
You have a point. A simplification would probably be to say that one is constructive, the other destructive, but it falls short as a separating line. But couple this with "activity," there will be a seemingly apparent difference. The visionary of a Leandro Leviste or an Elon Musk can very apparently be seen especially when juxtaposed with the "sleeping, dreaming man" It's that act of valuing, the striving for a "better world" that differentiates one from the other. — Nagel
It goes something like "it sucks, but it is beautiful" — Nagel
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