This question is a problem in aesthetics. Aesthetics is why this list exists. I cannot believe that you have gotten so taken up with yourself that you have lost contact with what is supposed to be the subject of the list. It is not a platform for you to grimly parse what seems to be your light reading for the doubtful benefit of people you don't know.
KAte Sullivan In a message dated 11/11/09 6:07:41 PM, [email protected] writes: > 'If I say a thing is beautiful, how can I convince you that certain > properties > of that thing are in fact beautiful?" > ... is the sort of question that an astrophysicist might ask if he had > gotten > lost and wandered into the art department. (which is presumably why > William, > who used to work at a university ,is so concerned about answering it) > Which is to say, that person A may indeed be able to convince person B that "certain properties of that thing are in fact beautiful" -- but each such interaction is sui generis and requires its own explanation
