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Default "There are standards by which we can judge a wine, or musical score, or painting to be better than another, and these reflect discernible properties of those objects, though it may take practice and experience to recognize them."
Although I have not read the book, the review brings forth from it an
old, and IMHO an important, argument; on the on hand is the popular
point of view ... "the oft-repeated incantation that taste is personal
and all opinions are equally valid" whereas the author holds that
ÒThere are standards by which we can judge a wine, or musical score, or
painting to be better than another, and these reflect discernible
properties of those objects, though it may take practice and experience
to recognize them.Ó

I applaud the author for standing up for critical thought and the
discipline it takes to achieve it. A value I find sadly lacking in the
worlds of both wine and music these days.




On 2007-11-03 02:24:12 -0700, "
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> http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/04/bo...tml?ref=review


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