Brett

Because if I say ‘cock’ to people who don’t agree with its use they’ll stop listening to me. If I’m speaking to them then my intent is to communicate.

I like to be in control of what I’m saying, well I try. I adjust my language to the occasion, the people. They’re only words but you can’t take them b...

I interpret your post as meaning how do we co-exist? How it’s done is another thing, but by reaching agreement would be the way so far. Not an easy th...

Actually, this is more about freedom of movement than speech.

That’s so funny. Is that elitism?

Which I why I said this: “I don’t think these words exist by accident. “ They’re purposely offensive, or maybe more accurately, contrary or rebellious...

Using these words isn’t extending a vocabulary. Those words being used are just replacing another word. But it’s interesting that you think it’s exten...

Unfortunately what you’re talking about here is just consumerism, which maybe explains the state of art today.

Its because art is considered so subjective that we need to have this trust. If an artist is going to take us somewhere, like Picasso did with Cubism,...

I feel these words are almost anti language. They’re a primitive vocalisation and in their use potentially a threat to language. Edit: a threat to lan...

I don’t think these words exist by accident. You feel they should be for every day use. But if that happens then they’re no longer the word they were.

It’s worth considering that some of the words you are talking about are used specifically to be offensive, to insult someone or denigrate them. Let’s ...

I didn’t say I was offended. Go ahead, make your case.

Adult language will probably help you answer a lot of your questions.

This is probably based on the comment of Duchamp. It has some merit, but it only leads us to ask “What is an artist?” How do we trust the artist, how ...

I think I missed something in that last post. Art is man made, so of course any evaluation is subjective. That’s doesn’t preclude us from understandin...

I don’t think I can, or need to, prove that these evaluations in art are non-subjective. I haven’t seen anything to convince me otherwise that art is ...

Let me try this using the soccer analogy. There is one player among the team of players who are all extremely skilled. This player takes more goals an...

The rules of language. These are understood and agreed on. Without grammar sentences would be unintelligible, the meaning would be lost. Then someone ...

Well your right, but in this conversation it seems to me that by subjective we are meaning something determined to be ‘good’ or ‘art’ by personal like...

It’s the idea that the community is the collective, (the whole), of the people (the parts). If the parts have properties/qualities different from the ...

I find this an interesting idea applied to communities or society.

Because he wants to.

By doing what you’ve just done.

You didn’t reply to my post. I asked whether it was my comments you were calling rubbish or my paraphrasing Zhoubotong. Just in case it was mine I’d l...

Do you mean my post or Zhoubotong’s?

This conversation has largely circled around comparisons of Shakespeare’s play with film, and the film used as an example was ‘Transformers’. So it be...

Sorry, that’s just letting people off lightly. You’re right,they are not special. There needs to be more humility and more genuine curiosity.

Well, Judaka, then they’re not really about philosophy. People on this forum probably regard themselves as intelligent people but their attitudes beli...

It must be a very uninviting place to a new comer.

Yes we did. There are posters who seek to further a discussion and there are others who shut it down. Discussions just never go anywhere. There’s no e...

It’s not just this thread. The whole level of discussion generally is pathetic and petty.

I wasn’t really thinking of camera directions, just that the script is written with the camera in mind. However I take your point.

Yes, you’re right. Though the script for a movie is made for the camera and edits. But they could do scenes. There’s another aspect to Shakespeare’s p...

No.

That’s okay. I find your posts interesting and very ambiguous but worth unpacking.

Deeply flawed in what way?

I don’t think the argument is that he’s objectively brilliant, just that his plays are still worth being used as a subject of study in school.

Actually your point might be helpful. An artist might do a painting that is pedophelia. At the moment of creation the artist may not think about the o...

Well your op is really about the border of creativity and madness. There I see a connection. You throw in art and filth and I can’t follow you down th...

Just to clarify; this is the belonging? And this is the ownership?

This idea of wishing to become, do you mean to become something specific, or do you mean free of the expectations around you?

At the time if conception, maybe nothing.

I don’t know where you come from but that is not the case where I live. Which is why studying Shakespeare as a play works so well.

Actually, ignore everything I’ve said. I think I’ve picked up the disease of this forum; just nitpicking. I’m sure we both know what evolution is.

It’s the finding out bit I can’t get around, but maybe it’s just the words you’ve used.

Is that a question or statement?

Okay, but when you talk about trial and error it sounds like you mean intention. Is being tall a deformity? If everyone else wasn’t at the time, then ...

So you disagree.

No, I don’t agree with that. There is no trial and error. It’s really deformities existing at opportune moments.