"Aesthetic experience seems both regular and idiosyncratic. On one hand, there are powerful regularities in what we tend to find attractive versus unattractive (e.g., beaches versus mud puddles). On the other hand, our tastes also vary dramatically from person to person: what one of us finds beautiful, another might find distasteful. What is the nature … Continue reading Typical & Atypical Aesthetic Taste
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Deflationary Individualism
"My considerations of inflation have been limited to discussions on index components, labor/wage dynamics, and menu pricing. I liked the exercise of placing preferences surrounding good, services, and activities on the inflation/deflation spectrum.What are other examples of inflationary/deflationary preferences? And what happens if you place inflation/deflation towards the center of your personal aesthetics? And if … Continue reading Deflationary Individualism
Best Argument for Wearing a Mask, Post-Pandemic
"Blöthar says wearing his has its advantages.'For one thing, people won’t really know what you look like, and that’s a great advantage, especially when you’re trying to commit armed robbery at your local convenience store,' Blöthar says. 'The other thing, especially if you’re really ugly, which most humans are … at least you get to … Continue reading Best Argument for Wearing a Mask, Post-Pandemic
Introduction to Immanuel Kant
"The basic value in Kant’s ethics is that of human dignity – the rational nature in persons as end in itself. A person is a being for whose sake we should act, and that has an unconditional claim on us. This is the source of what Kant calls a categorical imperative: a ground for action … Continue reading Introduction to Immanuel Kant
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