PHL 317K Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Moral Nihilism, Antinomy
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Some believe that what is special about art is its aesthetic pleasure. We automatically praise something when we call it beautiful and we criticize something when we call it ugly. When using the term beautiful it says something about the person that uses it. There can be no disputing matters over taste. The difference of judgements in beauty is across times and cultures. Different cultures and times have different ideals and norms. Looking for human response if something is beautiful/ugly. Antinomy: conflict between tow contradictory propositions both of which appear to be provable by reason. Beauty can be interpreted as rational judgement and as an expressions of personal sentiment. Aesthetic pleasure is something we can expect others to experience at the same time as ourselves. Appreciating beauty is an act of the mind and a matter of. Calling something beautiful seems to be a reason for demanding a similar liking from everyone.
