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I think what the parent meant was that aesthetics is connected to culture, you can only appreciate its beauty if you understand the specific culture. Conversel

by suraci 2y ago

I think what the parent meant was that aesthetics is connected to culture, you can only appreciate its beauty if you understand the specific culture. Conversely, if you can appreciate the "beauty" of a work without needing to understand that culture, it is likely because that work is serving your native culture. I think that makes sense - I couldn’t appreciate how wonderful Dr. Strangelove was until I understood American culture.

mcphage 2y ago
> Conversely, if you can appreciate the "beauty" of a work without needing to understand that culture, it is likely because that work is serving your native culture. I don't think that makes any sense—it would mean that, if you appreciate a work created thousands of years ago, it is because that work is serving your native culture—which didn't exist at the time. How could a work serve a culture that didn't exist?