Hume's Theory
Hume bases art through judgment. There are objective standards that acknowledge art. The primary judgment in determining art is based off taste. There are certain pieces of art that all humans will find pleasurable. Therefore, if there is a general agreement on a piece of art, then it is considered to be beautiful. Hume believes that some people are in better position than others to make judgments on art. In The Nature of Art it discusses Hume’s theory on the kind of people who should judge art based on. Thomas Wartenberg states, “Only those with a “strong sense, united to delicate sentiment, improved by practice, perfected by comparison, and cleared for judgment.”
Hume bases art through judgment. There are objective standards that acknowledge art. The primary judgment in determining art is based off taste. There are certain pieces of art that all humans will find pleasurable. Therefore, if there is a general agreement on a piece of art, then it is considered to be beautiful. Hume believes that some people are in better position than others to make judgments on art. In The Nature of Art it discusses Hume’s theory on the kind of people who should judge art based on. Thomas Wartenberg states, “Only those with a “strong sense, united to delicate sentiment, improved by practice, perfected by comparison, and cleared for judgment.”
The
problem I see with this theory is how do we determine who is judged to consider
a piece art or not. Plus I strongly believe that everyone has a different
opinion. Just because I think something is pleasureable, doesn’t mean someone
else will, so I don’t think it’s possible for all humans to consider one piece
of art to be pleasurable. Therefore, I do not agree with this theory.
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