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On the contrary, knowledge of aesthetic standards is something that is sorely lacking these days. Thousands of very thoughtful, very intelligent people have spe
by keiferski 6y ago
On the contrary, knowledge of aesthetic standards is something that is sorely lacking these days. Thousands of very thoughtful, very intelligent people have spent time thinking about things like the proper way to drink tea.
Perhaps instead of brushing them away with a middlebrow dismissal, open your mind a little to the possibility that the world is more complex than you think it is.
Edit: to add to that, for anyone that is curious. There is a pretty rich history in writing on tea, especially in China and Japan. Food aesthetics is also becoming a bigger subfield in philosophy too, usually categorized under everyday aesthetics.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Book_of_Tea https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Book_of_Tea
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_tea_ceremony https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_tea_ceremony
https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/aesthetics-of-everyday/ https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/aesthetics-of-everyday/
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/769 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/769
- brokenkebab 6y agoThis comment sounds very snobbish to me. If OP likes his tea simple without ceremonies, reciting poetry, or measuring temperature of water to 0.1°C precision it gives you no logical reason to claim he's not smart, or enlightened enough.
- keiferski 6y agoOP is allowed to do so. But if he/she insists that anyone who recognizes further depth to the topic is wrong or stupid, then responding to that doesn’t make me a snob.
- brokenkebab 6y agoI re-read the comment in question with great attention, and found nothing OP insists on except for being left alone with his tea. Quote: "Use the combinations you enjoy"