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On the Phrase ‘The Most Beautiful Thing:’ A Thought Experiment

Why do we use the phrase “this is the most beautiful [insert thing/person/attribute/etc.]” at all?The trouble with using the phrase is that when employed, we have to wonder what we’ve said about every other thing that might not be beautiful in the same way – are they less beautiful because of the existence of that …

September 27, 2007 – 11:50 pm | By ashok | Posted in philosophy | Tagged aesthetics | Comments (0)

Here At Rethink, It’s Time To Put Forward a Conspiracy Theory and Demand Blind Obedience: On Steven Greenblatt’s "Writing as Performance"

The remarks below depend on this article – take especial note of the anecdote regarding President ClintonThis is purely a suspicion, but I can’t help but think that Professor Greenblatt is up to something. It looks like he means “performance” in a subversive way, not just an innocent “know your audience” routine.The case I’m going …

September 21, 2007 – 1:47 am | By ashok | Posted in politics | Tagged aesthetics | Comments (0)

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On the Phrase ‘The Most Beautiful Thing:’ A Thought Experiment

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