Re: Art and meaning (Warning: intellectual discussion)

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> From: Torben Sangild <sangild@xxxxxxxxx>

> This equals to the proposition: "a kiss is just an exchange of saliva". From
> a certain positivist perspective it is true, but it is not the whole story,
> the essence of the kiss is missing.

It's a natural animalistic desire to find a mate and reproduce, like with
other living organisms.

If modern society collapsed, your prime concern would be survival through
finding food, water, and a desire to reproduce.
Good becomes what is necessary for survival and evil is what prohibits your
survival.

>> "good" artwork is subjective
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> If so, then why all the interest in it? Is good art expressive of a "good
> subjectivity", and what would that be? Is an artist really that interesting?
> Would we want to deal with her self-expression if there wasn't more to it? I
> think not. 

In culture it's what a society dictates.
To you good art is what you think of it or taught to think through the
educational system, media, entertainment industry.

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