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Originally Posted by m1rr0r dash
i hope you understand that when i say science precludes the validity of aesthetic or poetics, i don't mean they are mutually exclusive... they are both valuable tools suited to different tasks and both have made valuable contributions to understanding the world.
but... repeatable results make for mediocre paintings... un-repeatable results make for iconic cultural images that resonate for generations...
....also, according to your definition (cadre of old men out to demolish freethought...), my thesis committee is a religion.
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I agree; except to say science doesn't 'preclude' the validity; science deals with truth(-values), which isn't quite the same as qualitative assertions. 'Validity' is applied to the technique of scientific exploration, not the results
qua results.
Re-reading Kant's 3rd lately - now there's a book that anyone talking about aesthetics should read...