· Hume on the Standard of Taste. In Stecker and Gracyk, Aesthetics Today () This document is a summary of David Hume. My personal comments are in red. Hume focuses on the case of comparisons of literary works. Suppose someone says that author A is better than author B. · So while David Hume convincingly explains the need for, and existence of a standard of taste, his definition: “Strong sense, united to delicate sentiment, improved by practice, perfected by comparison, and cleared of all prejudice, can alone entitle critics to this valuable character; and the joint verdict of such, wherever they are to be Author: Wanderingmind. · 80 David Hume – On Opinion and Taste Jeff McLaughlin. Of the Standard of Taste. The great variety of Taste, as well as of opinion, which prevails in the world, is too obvious not to have fallen under every one’s observation. Men of the most confined knowledge are able to remark a difference of taste in the narrow circle of their Author: Jeff McLaughlin.
• The essay (the standard of taste) was written by David Hume. 3. Who was David Hume? • David Hume, (born May 7 [April 26, Old Style], , Edinburgh, Scotland—died Aug, Edinburgh), Scottish philosopher, historian, economist, and essayist known especially for his philosophical empiricism and skepticism. 4. • Hume begins. According to David Hume; "Men of the most confined knowledge are able to remark a difference of taste in the narrow circle of their acquaintance, even where the persons have been educated under the same government, and have early imbibed the same prejudices".Hume observes that there is great variation in judgments of taste. In his seminal essay, Of the Standard of Taste, David Hume contemplates what he alleges to be the problem of taste: universal principles of taste are apparent in spite of the widely accepted notion that taste is completely www.doorway.ru's solution is to seek a "standard of taste" by which one judgement of taste can be recognised as correct, and another incorrect.
"Of the Standard of Taste" by David Hume. Editor's Note: This essay, originally published in , is in the public domain and may be freely reproduced. The discussion questions, bibliographic references, and hyperlinks have been added by Julie Van Camp. Yet, the definition Hume gives is unclear. He doesn’t say if the standard of taste is a rule with conflicting sentiments that could be reconciled, or if it’s a decision where sentiments are condemned or confirmed. This, like the two conflicting common attitudes towards taste, gives two different characterizations to the standards of taste. Hume identifies two standards: a rule standard, and a decision standard. David Hume’s essay “Of the Standard of Taste” addresses the problem of how objects are judged. Hume addresses three assumptions about how aesthetic value is determined. These assumptions are: all tastes are equal, some art is better than others, and aesthetic value of art is defined by a person’s taste (from lecture).
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