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Art, culture, and epistemology

by Kurt Knecht | Aug 8, 2011 | art, culture, epistemology, Martin Buber, music, Uncategorized

In the not too distant past, I heard a common argument from a musicologist. He argued that “art was an expression of culture”. The underlying pedagogical theory behind this argument is that in order to understand the specific art object under discussion, it is...

Aesthetic honesty and dishonesty

by Kurt Knecht | Jun 21, 2011 | artistic honesty, kurt knecht, Martin Buber, Uncategorized

As some of the recent posts and comments have been swirling around, I’ve once again managed to stumble on an area that seems to raise controversy with artsy types. The question is, is there such an animal as aesthetic honesty. To be sure this is a complicated...

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