TOPIC SUMMARY Humans find things to be beautiful, ugly, sublime, tragic, cool, funny, horrific, banal, melancholy, etc., etc. While it is interesting to inquire why and how this might be so from an biological, evolutionary or a psychological point of view, Philosophy too, has its own stake. Aesthetics is the philosophical study of beauty, broadly construed. Philosophers want to be able to provide reasons for why they like what they like
Humans find things to be beautiful, ugly, sublime, tragic, cool, funny, horrific, banal, melancholy, etc., etc. While it is interesting to inquire why and how this might be so from an biological, evolutionary or a psychological point of view, Philosophy too, has its own stake. Aesthetics is the philosophical study of beauty, broadly construed. Philosophers want to be able to provide reasons for why they like what they like
Why I like What I like- Homework
Controversial Art-
How do decide what is art or beauty?
http://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2014/mar/13/degenerate-art-attack-modern-art-nazi-germany-review-neue-galerie
Pussy Riot
Ai Weiwei