Read: Hume, "On the Standard of Taste."
Questions for class discussion (no written responses required, in this instance or any other):
Questions for class discussion (no written responses required, in this instance or any other):
1. Does Hume identify a (universal) standard of taste (what he often calls sentiment)? Note: his treatment of the issue is somewhat paradoxical.
2. What leads us to say that an object is beautiful, according to Hume?
3. How does the "delicacy of imagination" overcome "defects" in human taste/sentiments? What is the role of practice/knowledge/repetition?
4. How do we identify the "true" critics?
5. Other concerns/criticisms...
