This chapter explores the controversial topic of whether aesthetic taste has a hierarchy. It delves into the subjectivity of beauty and the role of education in shaping our aesthetic preferences, drawing upon Kant's philosophy and examples from both Eastern and Western art.
Subjectivity of beauty and the role of education in shaping aesthetic preferences
Kant's philosophy on aesthetic judgment: two types of aesthetic judgment (innate and learned)
Influence of political goals on aesthetics in 20th-century China