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In the Thread: An interesting comment, worth replying: Feeding Cats and objectivism.
Post Subject: The state of mind formerly known as tastePosted by steverino on: 2/1/2013
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In the past, people described the reaction to things aesthetic as dependent on "taste". This seems like an exact metaphor. Everyone's palate is unique as best we can tell. there is no well prepared meal from a taste or nutritive standpoint that will satisfy everyone. Taste (gustatory) can become more discriminating through experience; it can also change simply through the aging process. Even somewhat dull monarchs from times past were fairly good judges of artistic quality simply because they had seen the best for many years. As for aging, young people (who don't blast everything through the headphones) have greater sensitivity to high frequencies while older people have less sensitivity to them. Also things unfamiliar take time to become more familiar. And no, none of us has a true understanding of what someone else's metric of playback quality (or physical attractiveness) is. But neither does it matter how reductive (unitary) or comprehensive (cosmic amplitude) it may be. It is still their measure in all its glory - so to speak. Since people are constructed on a basic plan, a fair amount of agreement can often be achieved by diners or listeners who have somewhat similar sociocultural experiences. There also may be analyzable factors that have some partial relationship to verbal reports of subjective experience. But the taste of the meal or the effect of the playback can never be experienced except in oneself as the final arbiter.
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