tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13305228.post111779120669735075..comments2023-11-02T11:32:38.324+00:00Comments on The Joy of Curmudgeonry: Paradise for PhilistinesDeogolwulfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02197539477668018797noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13305228.post-1117986773145183462005-06-05T16:52:00.000+01:002005-06-05T16:52:00.000+01:00When people ask the question "Is This Art?' what t...When people ask the question "Is This Art?' what they really mean to ask is "Is this of any quality?". You can have bad art of course, but for these people to call something Art at all lends it a certain dignity. Though they believe they are asking a question about quality, in fact they are not.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13305228.post-1117828782465982542005-06-03T20:59:00.000+01:002005-06-03T20:59:00.000+01:00Just so. Trying to define art to the satisfaction ...Just so. Trying to define art to the satisfaction of everybody is hopeless, not only because aesthetic principles cannot be brought down to rational or empirical ones, but also because there are persons perversely committed to exploiting the ambiquities and sensibilities involved in those areas of life where taste has a greater say than reason.Deogolwulfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02197539477668018797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13305228.post-1117820099811601032005-06-03T18:34:00.000+01:002005-06-03T18:34:00.000+01:00Why do people insist on continuing to ask the ques...Why do people insist on continuing to ask the question 'Is It Art?" Let's just say that yes, it is art, everything is art if we say it is. Right, with that out of the way, we can get to the real point which is this: - It's all very BAD Art.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com