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[filed under theme 21. Aesthetics / A. Aesthetic Experience / 3. Taste ]

Full Idea

Why are likes and dislikes so contagious that one can scarcely live in proximity to a person of strong sensibilities without being filled like a vessel with pros and cons?

Gist of Idea

Why are the strong tastes of other people so contagious?

Source

Friedrich Nietzsche (Human, All Too Human [1878], 371)

Book Ref

Nietzsche,Friedrich: 'Human, All Too Human', ed/tr. Faber,Marion [Penguin 1994], p.190


A Reaction

I was on the receiving end of this when young, and I think it influenced me to propound stronger views about things than I could ever justify, since my natural disposition is to be cautious about all views. Nice question. Why?