On second thought, that is quite true, but change is also inevitable. ab On Dec 11, 2013, at 2:38 PM, [email protected] wrote:
> I agree with William: If we broaden our labeling as "aesthetic > experience" to apply it to all sharp, big, memorable experience, we effectively > decimate the term. > I disagree with Hannah Arendt who asserted all thinking is in words, > speechless thought cannot exist. But I do believe that "words" can be of value in > trying to convey what's on our minds, in maintaining distinctions in our > minds. It may be an illusion, but I have the sense I've watched certain "words" > wrecked in my lifetime by broadening their alleged scope -- e.g. "obscene", > "awesome", etc. We aren't saving 'aesthetic' but ruining it by stretching > its use.
