etherial: a burning flag (politics)
etherial ([personal profile] etherial) wrote2008-09-16 10:18 am

BWAHAHA!

A while back, I made a post comparing people who solicit for designer donor eggs to Nazis. As always, art and humor can never find ways to be as awful as real life. Lookie what we have here from Sunday.

You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means

[identity profile] dirkcjelli.livejournal.com 2008-09-16 05:33 pm (UTC)(link)
definitions of aesthetics as provided by google's "define:" (out-of-context trimmed; google it yourself if you want.)

The philosophy or study of the nature of beauty and art.

The sum total of the visual response to the beauty of an object. Elements of aesthetics may include: color, shape or particular features of the object.

Relating to the artistic or the"beautiful"; traditionally a branch of philosophy, but now a compound of the philosophy, psychology, and sociology of art.

The pleasurable sensations, mental and physical, which humans may experience as a result of certain environmental resources.

Of or pertaining to the perception of things, places, or objects which evoke appreciation by the individual, without regard to market or monetary value, or the utility of said things, places, or objects.

"Philosophical investigation into the nature of beauty and the perception of beauty, especially in the arts; the theory of art or artistic taste."

Properties perceived by touch and sight, such as the hand, color, luster and texture of carpet.

A branch of philosophy that focuses on the nature of beauty, the value of art, and the human responses to those topics.

the sense of what people consider beautiful or culturally appropriate, varying from folk group to folk group and individual to individual.

The branch of philosophy that deals with beauty and art. Central questions in aesthetics include: What is art? What kinds of objects possess aesthetic value? Is aesthetic experience rational or emotional? What is the relationship between an artist, their artwork and the critics?




Perhaps blonds have a wider aesthetic appeal because they appear in more ads?

You really need to stop using the word "aesthetics."

[identity profile] neuromancerzss.livejournal.com 2008-09-16 05:46 pm (UTC)(link)
Why, because it's wider than matters of the human physical form, which is the entire context of this discussion? Do you need me to add "bodily aesthetics" to know what I'm talking about?

[identity profile] dirkcjelli.livejournal.com 2008-09-16 05:48 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh, I know what you're talking about... the problem is, I don't know that you know what you're talking about. I'm reasonably convinced, at this point, that you don't.

If you can coherently argue that "bodily aesthetics" are distinct from "fruit aesthetics," go get yourself a PhD. in Philosophy. It isn't something you get to just "assume."

[identity profile] neuromancerzss.livejournal.com 2008-09-16 06:11 pm (UTC)(link)
Are you saying you seriously believe this is a relevant point to this discussion?

[identity profile] dirkcjelli.livejournal.com 2008-09-16 06:19 pm (UTC)(link)
Yes, because if you actually knew what 3000 years of aesthetics had to say about beauty, of the human form and of fruit trees, you'd know why you were wrong.

[identity profile] neuromancerzss.livejournal.com 2008-09-16 06:32 pm (UTC)(link)
About secret Nazi eggs, or a semantic argument so you can win the internet?

I am familiar with all internet traditions!

[identity profile] dirkcjelli.livejournal.com 2008-09-16 06:37 pm (UTC)(link)
Your justification for the Himler family's choice of egg donors is predicated on a misunderstanding of the later.

Our fine host already won the argument by -starting- the -previous- post by Godwining himself. You may also want to reflect on the profound nature of the subject of this post, Mister "Why So Serious?".