We had a lovely time at our May Think & Drink kicking up dust and great dialogue (as per the norm)! A number of questions were tossed into the hat, including:
- How do we define play and work? How do we keep them separate? Should they be kept separate?
- What would an aesthetic relationship look like? And should we value this?
- Are the ways that we categorize people inherently wrong? Helpful? Harmful?
- Is there a “higher power” out there or not?
After a round-robin vote….the topic de noir involved aesthetics.
The Question We Selected as a Group
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What would an aesthetic relationship look like? And should we value this?
Some Things Explored in the Process
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What is the relationship between aesthetic value and purpose? For example, must purpose be absent from an aesthetic relationship with an object or being?
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What sorts of things come to mind when we think about aesthetic value, e.g., beauty, inspiration, play?
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Can and should we distinguish between the intellectual and emotional appreciation of an object or being? Does aestethic value only involve the emotional?
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What is the relationship between art and aesthetics?
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What exactly do we mean by an “aesthetic experience”?
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And more…
