
The Origins of Cultural History: 1 – Two Notions of the History of Culture: The German versus the French Tradition
Isaiah Berlin
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The Sacotomy of Dicotomy
The sacotomy is this there is, so to speak, odectedfento the rom esthetic theory. In the somewhat utilitarian and melearistic spirit of voltaire. And this, again, i think, springs from two different traditions. It may be true, but it isn't relevant. Uwouldn't if you wanted a table, you wouldn't ask about the carpenter's political or aesthetic beliefs. You would simply judge the table by werd it id functiond properly on the table. Where a symphony is no different,. It's what the public wants. If it's dutiful, it will sell well, and mozart and hayde will make money
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