Re: MD Intellectual Art (Ayn Rand)

From: Steve Peterson (peterson.steve@verizon.net)
Date: Thu Mar 27 2003 - 01:44:15 GMT

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    Hi Platt, rick, all,

    As a definition of "intellectual art," we might consider Ayn Rand's views on
    art. She thought art should depict what could be and what should be. She
    said that this was Aristotle's view as well. However, with her Objectivism
    she parts company with Pirsig (and probably Platt?) as she rejects the
    notion of the artist as a sort of mystic, channeling some other
    non-objective reality. In MOQ terms, she rejects art as a response to DQ
    within a framework of existing static patterns and that someone can have a
    DQ experience of art as Pirsig described in the "hearing a new song and
    buying the record" part of Lila which he used to distinguish static and
    dynamic quality.

    Though art could reveal an intellectual truth, I see an aspect of great art
    as being a mediator of DQ experience for many people over many years. (Some
    may object that DQ is unmediated?) Though as static patterns change, the
    greatness is more of a static pattern of being an influence on other art.

    Thanks,
    Steve

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