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Beauty

I have been working on a theory of aesthetics and wished to have the input of someone more well versed in the philosophical literature. I have mostly centered upon music, as in: what makes one form of music, e.g. Classical, superior than another, e.g. Pop? Using Nietzsche's idea of genealogy, I determined that Rock and Roll could never be truly great art because of its development from slavery, much as Nietzsche attacked the Christian religion due to its association as a slave religion. The main quality that defines great art, I argue, is nobility. And this is a quality which servitude, or a spirit of art arising from servitude, cannot comprehend. Also, would it be possible to recommend reading that might aid me? Currently I am reading Hegel's Introductory Lectures in Aesthetics, and Kant's Critique of Judgment.

Jennifer Church
October 28, 2010 (changed October 28, 2010) Permalink
You should look at Theodor Adorno's essay "Popular Music", for a controversial criticism of popular music by an important music critic and philosopher. Also, you should look at John Fischer's "High Art verus Low Art" for a careful analysis and criticism of this very distinction.
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