Mon 2 Nov, 2009 07:29 am - [QUOTE=Kroni;101178]Art is about conveying a message that a viewer/listener can understand and enjoy. In theory you could do a poll comparing two paintings and see which one gets the most praise,... (view)
Fri 30 Oct, 2009 06:29 am - [QUOTE=hue-man;100553]I thought that was very Nietzchean of you, BrightNoon.
I do not view the field of aesthetics as being useless, but there is no doubt that it does not have the complex... (view)
Tue 20 Oct, 2009 06:58 am - [QUOTE=prothero;86748]I have never really come across the term "postpositivism". I would have to suggest it is not in wide usage in philosophical circles. Everyone is always inventing... (view)
Tue 13 Oct, 2009 12:19 pm - [QUOTE=I am question;97226]They did this to secure themselves in a pacific battle with japan. I don't understand any other option we would of had? Its like not protecting your quarterback with... (view)
Tue 13 Oct, 2009 11:36 am - [QUOTE=I am question;97208]We didn't just randomly decide to freeze their assets. They were in war with china and they needed to block off china's supply routes so they can have control... (view)
Tue 13 Oct, 2009 08:33 am - [QUOTE=kennethamy;97044]When would you say that morality is meaningful? You don't think that, for example, the question of whether unarmed civilians should be intentionally targeted is a... (view)
Mon 12 Oct, 2009 02:10 pm - [QUOTE=hue-man;82599]Can an objective judgment be made on the goodness or badness of a work of art, be it music, a painting, or literature? By objective, I don't mean mind-independent or... (view)
Mon 12 Oct, 2009 12:19 pm - [QUOTE=DrZoidberg;20305]Well, I guess this is what sets historical studies apart from contemporary. I mean, you don't drive a T-Ford do you? There's a huge difference between reading... (view)
Mon 12 Oct, 2009 12:04 pm - [QUOTE=click here;45177]Aesthetics seems to me that it is a really small branch at the end of a series of branches on the philosophy tree. I think the most popular question is "what is... (view)
