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

    By Jonathan,
    • 488 replies
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  3. You can get better at art!

    By atlashead,
    • 0 replies
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  4. Dark art

    By Thorn,
    • 7 replies
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  5. Beauty

    By Guyau,
    • 2 replies
    • 190 views

  6. The Problem With Objectivism is That it's Not Sexy Enough 1 2 3 4

    By Marcus,   
    • 83 replies
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  7. Inspiration

    By atlashead,
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  8. Reason in Rhyme by Robin Field

    By Strictlylogical,
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  9. Tim's Vermeer 1 2

    By Francisco Ferrer,
    • 31 replies
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  10. Collective Consciousness Integrated Dichotomy

    By atlashead,
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  11. Did Galt LOVE his work?

    By atlashead,
    • 5 replies
    • 924 views

  12. Music Universals and Science

    By Michael Stuart Kelly,   
    • 9 replies
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  13. Michelle Marder Kamhi's "Who Says That's Art?" 1 2 3 4 91

    By Ellen Stuttle,
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  14. Objectivist Esthetics, R.I.P. 1 2 3 4 34

    By Jonathan,
    • 825 replies
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  15. mental health & asthetics

    By atlashead,
    • 0 replies
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  16. architecture/"plugged into the source"

    By atlashead,
    • 1 reply
    • 944 views

  17. Pop songs Ayn would have loved 1 2 3

    By mikelee999,
    • 70 replies
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  18. technical lesson in curvilinear perspective

    By atlashead,
    • 4 replies
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  19. Art as Microcosm (2004) 1 2 3 4 21

    By Roger Bissell,
    • 501 replies
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  20. Robert Douglas = Howard Roark

    By atlashead,
    • 2 replies
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  21. Romantic Music Is Objectively Superior 1 2 3

    By Jonathan,
    • 55 replies
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  22. my architecture (preemptive)

    By atlashead,
    • 6 replies
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  23. does an architectural drawing (never to be built)have value?(sense of life transfer)

    By atlashead,
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  24. Questions about the Romantic Manifesto 1 2

    By WilliamHalley,   
    • 36 replies
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  25. A Few Kant Quotes 1 2 3 4 14

    By Newberry,
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