Re: aesthetic evaluation (was: RE: (OT) Music

>From: Tim May <butsuri@...>
>Reply-To: Constructed Languages List <CONLANG@...>
>To: CONLANG@LISTSERV.BROWN.EDU
>Subject: Re: aesthetic evaluation (was: RE: (OT) Music
>Date: Thu, 13 Jun 2002 19:33:36 +0100
>
>JS Bangs writes:
>  > And Rosta sikyal:
>  >
>  > > > Where did the word "justifiable" come from?  If we elect
>principles,
>  > > > what justification need there be for them?
>  > >
>  > > It's their justifiability that makes moral and aesthetic principles
>  > > and judgements more than a mere matter of taste. If we elect
>  > > unjustifiable principles, then judgements based on those principles
>  > > inherit that unjustifiability.
>  >
>  > If I may jump in late with a "Me, too," I wholly agree with what And is
>  > saying, both here and in his original post. Although we may never agree
>on
>  > a set of aesthetic principles, just as we may not agree on moral
>  > principles, it's still better to attempt to formulate and justify
>  > aesthetics and morals, instead of simply acquiescing to "anything
>goes."
>  > IMHO.
>  >
>  >
>How does one justify moral or aesthetic principles other than with
>respect to a set of moral or aesthetic principles?
I think ultimately the only justification for moral or aesthetic principles
would have to be on A) the basis of emotion (esp. compassion and empathy in
the case of morality), and B) the argument that moral and aesthetic
principles are good for social harmony and therefore survival, but then
survival is only justifiably good for emotional / substantive reasons as
well.  But if it all defaults to emotion then I guess you're right, the
notion of justification seems pretty ridiculous in any objective sense.
Erk...



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