Astral Codex Ten

aesthetics

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aesthetics

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aesthetics is a recurring concept in the Astral Codex Ten archive, appearing 2 times across 2 issues between August 26, 2022 and September 15, 2023. The archive places it in contexts such as “aesthetics is the science of expression”; “with specializations in Pragmatism and aesthetics”. It most often appears alongside 1917, @campeters4, A Strange Dream.

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  • Category: Concepts
  • Mention count: 2
  • Issue count: 2
  • First seen: August 26, 2022
  • Last seen: September 15, 2023

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Recovered passages from the original issue text. When the raw archive preserved outbound links inside the source passage, they are listed directly under the quote.

Your Book Review: Kora In Hell
August 26, 2022 · Original source
In the same way, imagination has to be trained. For Benedetto Croce, aesthetics is the science of expression. A strong artist relates to their environment like a prism with light. They take lame, generic white light and produce a rainbow. They take experience and turn it into symbols, which in the case of a poet would be discreet sounds, and words. “A frail imagination, unequal to the tasks before it, is easily led astray”. If you think in an endless stream of cliches, you will improvise an endless stream of cliches. If you’re the Hindu god Brahma, you’ll improvise the Universe like you’re dancing.
Book Review Contest 2023 Winners
September 15, 2023 · Original source
The Rise And Fall Of The Third Reich, reviewed by J. J. spends his time writing stories and reading literary novels. He has a master's degree and three-quarters of a doctorate in philosophy, with specializations in Pragmatism and aesthetics.
Inline links: The Rise And Fall Of The Third Reich