All the poor boy seems to be asking is; do you have a model/ paradigm that guides your aesthetic (I can be more specific, in that I would like to ask about this relative to your writing - plays) - then, he further extends his inquiry by asking: has this over time changed - (mutated or morphed ) - and if so what do attribute these changes to
On Thu, Aug 23, 2012 at 10:17 AM, <[email protected]> wrote: > In a message dated 8/23/12 6:32:38 AM, [email protected] writes: > > > > Do you have one? > > > > Over time, did it change? > > > > If so, in what way? > > > Alas, Joseph, this is a quintessential example of how language gulls us. > You think that when we read the phrase 'aesthetic ideal' there will arise > in > our minds a notion that roughly replicates the one in yours. But there is > very little probability of that. > > Moreover, we the readers, are as gullible as you the writer: Very, very > often something of a notion does come to mind and we unquestioningly > assume > it's what you're "talking about". But there is very little probability of > that. > > (It's apt that if you look into the etymology of 'gull', the search will > lead you to an earlier meaning: "to swallow".) > > -- S a u l O s t r o w *Critical Voices* 21STREETPROJECTS 162 West 21 St NYC, NY 10011 [email protected]
