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Old 04-29-2007, 07:32 AM   #53 (permalink)
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Not in a Venn diagram, no, but a Venn diagram doesn't have axes which imply scale.

But that's ok, I misinterpreted.
Yeah, I realized that. I've seen plenty of diagrams that use that technique, so I'm used to it.

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Awareness of the feeling comes first, and then if I want to, an analysis of what causes the feeling can take place. So it's a matter of feeling that something is beautiful, and then trying to determine why. What makes it so?
Right. But can such an analysis succeed in identifying exact distinction, if there is an exact distinction? Maybe. I'm not sure it can't, either.

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My immediate answer is no, but I'm not sure why, or that I even understand what you mean by narrative.
Well, by narrative... oh dear, what a hole I've dug myself. How do I describe narrative in the way I mean? It's a story, sure, but it's kind of an... awareness of facts. An awareness of context. An awareness of the timeline that led up to the present state.

So, I guess what I mean is... does beauty depend on how it came to be that you, the beholder, came into contact with whatever it is we are pondering the beauty of?
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