Do any of you know of people who effectively communicate a critique of something like romanticism? Context: I was thinking about simple enjoyment. I can imagine a good critique of a saccharine version of that, but I’m not sure that’s a huge problem compared to almost everything.
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I suspect there is something about enjoying natural beauty which could be dishonest if it denies other stuff, but I inhabit a religous world which values cutting though grasping at hope and fear......so perhaps my current experience of romantic aesthetics is slightly warped.
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I’d make a lousy philosopher and know nothing about the history of romantic thought. I’m curious what you think about this, and whether you know of anyone who has written about this in an impactful/clear way
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Replying to @misen__
I've spent too much time outside, with water and trees and wind and rocks, to the point where *not enjoying* or appreciating natural beauty would not even be possible for me if I can't enjoy the way the bark of a ponderosa pine looks when the sun strikes it, what can I enjoy?
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Yeah...I’m not quite sure what romantism is supposed to be, and I also have little clue about what a critique of romantic beauty would look like. Although in conversation with practitioners it seems easy to pick up on failure modes, like being overly reliant on warm fuzzies, etc
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I suspect a hint would be the sort of stuff that annoys me, like when someone catches any whiff of enjoyment or non-miserableness and goes ‘oh that’s what Tantra must be about then’.....which of course is remarkable shallow, although I can appreciate the appeal of that direction
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