Ep. 318: Friedrich Schiller on the Civilizing Potential of Art (Part One)
The Partially Examined Life Philosophy Podcast
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The Cons of Disinterested Art
Mark O'Mara: It seems like this should be part of the savage, really. The savage searches for not just sex and food, but excitement. And you would think that the aesthetic would sort of have its own attraction, right? So I guess the question then is, what are we adding? According to the intro, he had just read cons' third critique. He obviously completely has the theory of cons that Wes was just talking about at the beginning in mind here.
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