5 - Aesthetics

Romantic Realism - "Art is a selective re-creation of reality according to an artist's metaphysical value judgments."

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  1. FAQ: What does Objectivism Consider to be Art (Aesthetics)

    By Kat,
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  2. Michelle Marder Kamhi's "Who Says That's Art?" 1 2 3 4 91

    By Ellen Stuttle,
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  3. Art as Microcosm (2004) 1 2 3 4 21

    By Roger Bissell,
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  4. A Few Kant Quotes 1 2 3 4 14

    By Newberry,
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  5. Art and Subobjectivity 1 2 3 4 29

    By PalePower,
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  6. Objectivist Esthetics, R.I.P. 1 2 3 4 34

    By Jonathan,
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  7. Awesome Heroic Sculpture by Living Artist 1 2 3 4 10

    By Newberry,
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  8. Apples - Rand on Still Life Paintings, Plus 1 2 3 4 23

    By Ellen Stuttle,
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  9. Blame David Hume 1 2 3 4 10

    By BaalChatzaf,
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  10. "Romanticist Art" Is Not The Essence Of The Objectivist Esthetics 1 2 3 4 20

    By Jonathan,
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  11. The Art Instinct 1 2 3 4 8

    By Guyau,
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  12. Pop songs Ayn would have loved 1 2 3

    By mikelee999,
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  13. The Problem With Objectivism is That it's Not Sexy Enough 1 2 3 4

    By Marcus,   
    • 83 replies
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  14. Do We Learn To Love Bad Art? 1 2 3 4 16

    By Selene,
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  15. Structural flaw in The Fountainhead 1 2 3 4

    By Mike11,
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  16. Architecture -- art or not?? (2006) 1 2 3 4 11

    By Roger Bissell,
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  17. A Couple of Astract Paintings--Thoughts? 1 2

    By Newberry,
    • 40 replies
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  18. Rational discussion of art 1 2 3 4

    By Michael Stuart Kelly,
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  19. ObjectivismOnline Objectivist Opposes Objectivism! 1 2 3 4 7

    By Jonathan,
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  20. Why is modern art so bad? 1 2 3 4 10

    By moralist,
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  21. Romantic Music Is Objectively Superior 1 2 3

    By Jonathan,
    • 55 replies
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  22. Modern Architecture at Its Worst 1 2 3 4 5

    By Francisco Ferrer,   
    • 119 replies
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  23. Escher 1 2

    By BaalChatzaf,
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  24. Is this art? 1 2 3 4 5

    By jts,
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  25. Modernist and Postmodernist Con-Aritsts 1 2 3 4 6

    By Victor Pross,
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