Thorongil

To be honest, the quote is unclear to me, so I can't honestly say how much it does in overcoming my conception of art.

The Platonic Idea.

I was speaking in generalities.

Okay, good to hear!

They communicate, certainly, but what they communicate are not concepts, as one finds contained in books. They communicate the Ideas, or universals, o...

This pregnantly worded question is only interesting to the degree that it suggests the impossibility of truthfully analyzing the character of the worl...

I find this to be a non-sequitur. To speak of knowledge being "true" or not is a category mistake. Truth is a function of propositions, which can be j...

Very interesting. Do you think you could rack your brain as to where this does indeed come from? I would be very interested to know.

Keep in mind that I'm talking about beliefs, not actions, but regardless, if I play a causal role in determining either of them, then they are determi...

Nevermind. I found it. It was hiding, though!

Quick question: where/how exactly do I log off?

Yes, I quite agree about compassion. That would be the positive aspect of my negatively worded definition. I should have specified that. Indeed, how c...

You may be right, Willow. Thanks for the post. I do tend to think "non-representational art" is an oxymoron. However, I don't agree with the following...

I take this to be the crux of your reply to me, which I appreciate, by the way. What is the direction of the causality in this case? It cannot be that...

As always, Agustino, you have provided me an insightful post that cuts right to the heart of the matter. However, as I was writing my reply, I thought...

I probably am. I like Western art up until about the year 1920 or so. Most of the art created after this date irritates me. So I freely admit my knowl...

Slightly off topic question: what is the number directly under my username (to the right of the avatar)?

I'm roughly in the same position as when I wrote that dialogue. I still identify as a Christian atheist, which is not in fact the self-contradiction i...

I understand your meaning. But knowledge is only of perception. Concepts in and of themselves do not yield knowledge. They have to be grounded in perc...

You know, I hurled unsubstantiated abuse at modern art in a thread on PF a while back and that didn't go over well, so I think I've made progress in t...

Unfortunately, the logic of your witticism is lost on me. I will accept reading a sentence from Hegel as punishment.

Don't forget the confused nihilists!

Reality is limited by what we can know and experience. That which we cannot know or experience cannot be something real, for it is not a "thing" to be...

I was operating under the theory proposed earlier that these are all socks of the same guy. Could be true. Either way, maybe Borat can be the name for...

Well, it's also true that the bad attracts the bad, and in much greater numbers, alas.

Apparently, Borat didn't know the site was hacked before when I asked him about user info security.

Kant would say there's nothing wrong with judging other people's tastes in art. In fact, this is to be expected given the nature of the case. So embra...

I think the question assumes we have a choice in being moral or not. Morality as a term just cordons off a certain sphere of human activity for study,...

I think in some ways the question is inapplicable to these creations. I tend to think the point, perhaps, is that there isn't anything to necessarily ...

Hilarious post, but sadly true probably.

What about threads like Currently Reading? I always liked that one. Could it go in The Lounge maybe?

The Eagle of the Star has landed! Still unsure about the situation at PF and about whether I will quit there entirely. I will visit here too, though, ...