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Steven Pinker Quotes

Steven Pinker quotes about art

Canadian Scientist September 18, 1954

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The dominant theories of elite art and criticism in the 20th century grew out of a militant denial of human nature. One legacy is ugly, baffling, and insulting art. The other is pretentious and unintelligible scholarship. And they’re surprised that people are staying away in droves? Steven Pinker
Art works because it appeals to certain faculties of the mind. Music depends on details of the auditory system, painting and sculpture on the visual system. Poetry and literature depend on language. Steven Pinker
Steven Pinker quote: "Many artists and scholars have pointed out that ultimately art..."
Many artists and scholars have pointed out that ultimately art depends on human nature. Steven Pinker
I think this confusion leads intellectuals and artists themselves to believe that the elite arts and humanities are a kind of higher, exalted form of human endeavor. Steven Pinker

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