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Ideas for 'The Philosophy of Art (2nd ed)', 'Letters to Hugo Boxel' and 'On the Ultimate Origination of Things'

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21. Aesthetics / A. Aesthetic Experience / 2. Aesthetic Attitude

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Aesthetic experience involves perception, but also imagination and understanding [Davies,S]

21. Aesthetics / A. Aesthetic Experience / 3. Taste

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The faculty of 'taste' was posited to explain why only some people had aesthetic appreciation [Davies,S]

21. Aesthetics / A. Aesthetic Experience / 5. Natural Beauty

4870	The most beautiful hand seen through the microscope will appear horrible [Spinoza]

21. Aesthetics / A. Aesthetic Experience / 6. The Sublime

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The sublime is negative in awareness of insignificance, and positive in showing understanding [Davies,S]