T_Clark

Alas.

Really good post. I especially like I hadn't thought of it in those words before. I save that to use when I'm talking about Taoism. In Taoism, as I se...

Agreed. As I noted, for me, metaphysics, along with epistemology, is what really matters about philosophy.

Yes, me too, although, to be honest, when I think of anything I think of T Clark. Actually, when I think of Michelangelo's David, I usually think of "...

Great photo. Hey, @"praxis" why don't you see what Midjourney can do with it.

Thinking some more - I've come to the understanding that talking about metaphysics at all is a fools errand. When I do, I try to be clear about what I...

I think that just highlights the point I made earlier - that everyone has their own understanding of the meaning of "metaphysics." I don't consider th...

To clarify further, as I noted, it's fun to mess around with this. I can see how a real artist would enjoy it. I enjoy messing with Chat GPT writing.

Sorry, it was intended as a smart-ass remark. I've edited the post to clarify.

Yes, it's clearly a much better version than all those slapdash ones Van Gogh did. He just didn't seem to be able to get it right.

For me, metaphysics it's the most important part of philosophy. My objection to your OP is that you attempt to discredit metaphysics using a definitio...

I don't think visual artists are worried much about elephants stealing their jobs or taking over their niche in the aesthetic ecology.

A pilot.

Pornography or not, I wouldn't mind hanging around long enough to take a look. They'd better get cracking though.

I've thought about that. I think there is a difference, at least by convention. On the other hand, it seems like communicating ideas is conveying expe...

He would be the fifth.

Yes. My brother had his children when he was in his late 50s. I love my nieces, but the idea of raising kids at this time of my life is daunting. He a...

If I were the artist, I guess I would say I had failed to get my point across to that particular person. Again, that happens all the time with communi...

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No, it would mean that art is subject to misjudgment and misunderstanding just like all other type of human communication. Communication can be and of...

I agree, although maybe a clearer way of saying this is that we do have a metaphysics, whether or not we recognize it.

We live in interesting times, for better or worse.

Yes, retirement is wonderful. I'm as happy as I've ever been. Yesterday I was talking to a friend with his two children, 4 and 2, standing there. I su...

Robots can do that too.

You're right. I should have said "artistic experience."

I have my own ideas about how to think about metaphysics, but for now, I'll just provide a conventional definition: That is not at all the same as:

For me, "aesthetic experience" is an act of communication between two people. What happens when there is only one person there?

But think about all those poor guys who make motel room and doctor's office art. They need to work too.

Yes, this is at the heart of what I have been thinking.

Forgive me for going off on a tangent, but this makes me think about political issues like the 32 hour work week and universal basic income. At what p...

There is truth in that, but I'm not sure I would say much different about most of the human-produced graphics I've seen.

That seems like a pretty short-sighted view. I can't imagine there won't be significant advancements in the near future. AI as a real thing has only r...

I'm still not sure about that.

Yes, I guess there are two sides - the aesthetic one and labor rights one.

I agree with what @"Angelo Cannata" wrote - "The essence of art is human inner experience that is communicated." It's communication from one person to...

If Midjourney allowed it, I'm pretty sure most of the images created would be pornographic. That is what I was thinking about when I wrote "this makes...

People have lots of ideas about what "metaphysics" is. Our discussions of the subject are always tangled up in disagreements about the meaning of the ...

That means he was Dale Earnhardt Sr.'s second cousin once removed.

I think it's fun and I also like some of what is produced. What bothers me is that the act of creating is very important to me. In my particular case,...

I would like to think you're right.

This is an explanation of what makes art art that I find convincing and consistent with my own experience. I don't think I buy this. I have no problem...

Sure, but the whole process is brand new and seems to be changing very fast. What comes next? This brings up a question that has been discussed previo...

Yes. Your thinking parallels my own, but your solutions seem pretty unsatisfying. I'm sure you feel the same way.

I appreciate the input from an actual visual artist. The closest I come to such expression is in writing, so I often have a hard time imagining how it...

For what it's worth, it looks like a lot of the stuff on Midjourney.

I'm not sure that's true, although that question is what led me to question the value of some human-created art. That makes sense. I wonder where ther...

Best "Encounter with a Famous Person" story yet. My Chubby Checker story would be better if I had seen him myself.

Go up to him and say "Gunga galunga." Works every time.

I feel bad. None of the mildly famous people I've seen have ever told me to fuck off. Although from what he told me, Chubby Checker was pretty pissed ...

As is to be expected of any narrative about Popperland, your story is unfalsifiable.