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The role they *should* play? What is that, a sort of aesthetic traffic cop?

Here's one take on the term source:
Etymology: Latin criticus, from Greek kritikos, from kritikos able to discern or judge, from krinein

Discernment *and* judgement are about a WHOLE lot more than simply a thumbs up or thumbs down conclusion. Every judge is required to be able to handle more than a simple "off with his head."

And if you look at classic works of literary criticism, say Northrop Frye's _Anatomy of Criticism_ or Eric Auerbach's _Mimesis_, the entire body of the work is about explication and assisting the understanding and appreciation of others.

That's not to say that critics should always avoid summary judgements. Sometimes that's appropriate. But most of the time it doesn't add anything to the larger cultural conversation.

I submit that most classics of serious criticism are not about narrow judgements of good and bad, but about furthering the ability to appreciate, understand, and discern.

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