Re:Is there such a thing as good taste?
by beaconstudios on Monday November 15, 2021 @10:58AM
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I have to be honest, it's something I struggle with too - especially as the postmodernists are known to be quite difficult to read. I tend to start with secondary sources (books about a field, essays from academics, even YouTube video essays) to understand a philosopher's broader contentions and positions and the vocabulary that they have inevitably invented, then go back and read the primary source with that initial knowledge in mind.
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Kant is not a postmodern, he is the modern if anything. If you are even remotely interested in the subject of aesthetics, it is required reading. It's still quite a subtle and difficult read but not because of him trying to be convoluted, but the opposite as he's trying so hard to be clear that it ends up being a bit of a slog. One of my favorite books of philosophy.
Re:Is there such a thing as good taste?
by beaconstudios on Monday November 15, 2021 @01:52PM
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yeah I know Kant isn't a postmodernist - I haven't actually read the Critique, or any of Kant's works. I'm more interested in Deleuze & Guattari at the moment, but am slowly working my way through. I will probably go back and read Kant at some point though!