*boom* New topic. The question?
Are people with highly developed senses (sight, hearing, touch, taste, smell AND intelligence- a highly developed brain) able to appreciate a wider range of aesthetics than those people who lack slightly any of these senses?
And- yes, aesthetics are subjective.
(The word aesthetic= "concerning the appreciation of beauty"- dictionary.com)
However, what I would like to argue is that people with higher intellience have the capacity to appreciate a wider range of aesthetics. It really doesn't matter what we personally believe aesthetics are. An example of this would be a professor in a university and someone who is mentally disabled (with a medical condition) watching a sunrise. They both agree it is beautiful. Then they are handed Hamlet by Shakespeare. The professor reads it, and waxes at great length about how Shakespeare was an intelligent man, how the play is profound, how it is enjoyed in society today. The other person, with the mental disability, cannot even read the play.
Discussion, anyone?
EDIT: Dix Infernal gets a cookie because she requested it. *throws cookies at this thread*
Are people with highly developed senses (sight, hearing, touch, taste, smell AND intelligence- a highly developed brain) able to appreciate a wider range of aesthetics than those people who lack slightly any of these senses?
And- yes, aesthetics are subjective.
(The word aesthetic= "concerning the appreciation of beauty"- dictionary.com)
However, what I would like to argue is that people with higher intellience have the capacity to appreciate a wider range of aesthetics. It really doesn't matter what we personally believe aesthetics are. An example of this would be a professor in a university and someone who is mentally disabled (with a medical condition) watching a sunrise. They both agree it is beautiful. Then they are handed Hamlet by Shakespeare. The professor reads it, and waxes at great length about how Shakespeare was an intelligent man, how the play is profound, how it is enjoyed in society today. The other person, with the mental disability, cannot even read the play.
Discussion, anyone?
EDIT: Dix Infernal gets a cookie because she requested it. *throws cookies at this thread*