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Episode #054 ... Hume pt. 4 - Art

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Mar 27, 2015
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ANECDOTE

Beethoven vs. Dubstep

  • Stephen West shares an anecdote about playing Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata for a friend.
  • The friend, however, prefers dubstep, highlighting subjective taste differences.
INSIGHT

Subjective Beauty

  • Hume argues against Plato's objective forms, stating beauty is subjective.
  • He emphasizes custom and experience shape our perceptions of beauty, not a universal standard.
INSIGHT

Objective vs. Subjective Art

  • Discussions about art often conflate subjective opinions with objective standards.
  • Hume distinguishes between personal taste and the validity of judgments about art.
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