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Originally Posted by tompe
Also conclusions about moral philosophy can not be used directly on aesthetics.
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I don't know why not. In both cases, we are passing judgement. We are using standards to support our conclusions.
If relativity is true, aesthetics doesn't exist- everyone's "opinion" is equally valid. The nimrod who flips burgers for Mickey D has an opinion about a particular piece of music, and it is every bit as valid as the opinion of a music historian or classically trained pianist.
Heaven forbid that we would dare to elevate the works of Shakespeare over those of Danielle Steele or Harold Robbins. Let's forget about supporting museums and art galleries, because nothing has any intrinsic merit. While we're at it, let's toss out all of the works by Raphael and Manet and break up all of those old Greek statues- most people in our society would agree that Norman Rockwell is a much better artist (his stuff looks better- more "realistic").