Ep. 246: Susan Sontag on Interpreting Art (Part One)
The Partially Examined Life Philosophy Podcast
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The Effluence of Interpretation of Art Today Poisons Our Sensitivities
In a culture who's already classical dilemma is the hypertrophy of the intellect at the expense of energy and sensual capability. She says that effusion of interpretations of art today poisons our sensibilities. So the antidote for her is going to be the way in which we conduct ourselves an interpretation. The very act of what she's doing, it can't be as simple as there's no interpreting, there's only experiencing.
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