In a message dated 6/6/10 12:48:09 PM, [email protected] writes:
> Somehow, buried in this, is the central core of the aesthetic and what > used to be called (the mental construct of) art. > William, I celebrate your stance that 'art' does not "refer to" any mind-independent entity/category/quality. But I resist your use of 'the' in that sentence. There is no "the" mental construct of "Art". You have your notion of it, Michael has his, I have mine -- all more or less different, and all indeterminate, indefinite, multiplex and transitory.
