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Pastimes : Let's Talk About Our Feelings!!!
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To: E who wrote (40487)6/14/1999 5:00:00 PM
From: The Philosopher  Read Replies (1) of 108807
 
Joan, do you disagree with Chuzz's statement that "if there is a truth [in Art] it is entirely
subjective?

It seems to me to be so clearly true that it's almost tautological.

Do you really mean "a" truth, or would "any" truth be more correct?

Seems to me that there is at least some objective truth in art if you define objective to mean something which is accepted by the large majority of observers and doesn't depend on personal interaction with the object of attention. For example, I think there are certain objective truths in some of Shakespeare's plays. I think there is an objective truth in saying that a rectangle based on the Golden Mean is more satisfying to the human senses than some other rectangles. I think there is an objective truth that the York Minster Cathedral inspires a sense of awe, no matter what religion (or no religion) you profess. I think there is objective truth in saying that certain chords in music (major fifth, for example) resonate more positively in our ears than other, more dissonent, chords. Some (perhaps most) musical appreciation is cultural, but some is not. There are certain primitive funeral chants that are universally recognized as representing grief and suffering.

I consider these objective truths. Perhaps you don't.
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