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ontology and epistemology of aestheitics
I wish more critics employed Kris's approach. I much prefer statements
such as ,"I like x because it makes me feel x to statements like,this is
good,this is crap ,you'll be happy if you buy this etc.
Without getting into semiotics,I see meanings and asthetics as tending
to
have cultural elements that aren't purely subjective. In a culture that
fetishizes individuality,and pushes the value of indivudual choice, as it
supports consumerism subjective aesthetics can be described as culturally
based.
I'm also interested in psychoacoustics,how the physical effects of
sound
on the body affect mood,emotion etc. For example,loud fast rhythm being
exciting ,or creating the feeling of excitement seems neither personal or
cultural.Of course some individuals and societies may value such
excitement,some disdain it,some forbid it and others institutionalise it.I
other words they assign values/aesthetics to the physical responses in a
culturally determined way,at least partially.
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