In Reply to: Re: Absolutes posted by Jeff Starrs on July 26, 2000 at 04:55:43:
Let's see.***"Needless to say, I DO believe in certain absolutes, that Chardin is great and Warchol trash,"
***A belief is subjective and excludes an absolute.Do you KNOW or do you BELIEVE that a falling body will accelerate at 9.8m/ses*sec? If you have not measured it yourself, it this actually not a *belief*?
You are talking about purely a philosophical notion here, and I do not see any problem in my statement.
***I, too, enjoyed American Beauty,Why specifically?
***hated Warhol's 8 hour trip on the Empire State but bow to it's provoking effect.
"Provoking effect" has nothing to do with art. One can provoke with mere trivial facts.
***Art need not be 'enjoyable'.
I think you are simpy using this word differently than I am.
I don't have time now for a "What is art?" discussion. Love the subject, though.
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Follow Ups
- Re: Absolutes - Victor Khomenko 08:07:58 07/26/00 (7)
- Re: Absolutes - Jeff Starrs 02:05:45 07/27/00 (6)
- Re: Absolutes - edta 17:18:33 07/27/00 (3)
- Re: Absolutes - Victor Khomenko 05:21:57 07/28/00 (2)
- I envy you that you are so far above the concerns of many average Americans today. - edta 19:28:30 07/28/00 (1)
- Sorry pal! - Victor Khomenko 05:07:13 07/29/00 (0)
- Re: Absolutes - Victor Khomenko 05:38:13 07/27/00 (1)
- Re: Absolutes - Jeff Starrs 06:14:23 07/27/00 (0)