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Catttt Posted 10 years ago
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art was beginning to replace beauty in collective religion
Can anyone please explain the meaning of this short paragraph?
Beauty in art was beginning to replace beauty in collective religion and was seen to have a similar function – moral improvement through a sense of the ineffable, and political acquiescence to those in charge.
Beauty in art was beginning to replace beauty in collective religion and was seen to have a similar function – moral improvement through a sense of the ineffable, and political acquiescence to those in charge.
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Perhaps break it up into individual statements: Beauty in art was beginning to replace beauty in collective religion. Beauty in art was seen to have a similar function to beauty in collective religion. This function was to engender or bring about: (i) moral improvement through a sense of the ineffable (ii) political acquiescence to those in charge.
- Perhaps break it up into individual statements: Beauty in art was beginning to replace beauty in collective religion.
- Beauty in art was seen to have a similar function to beauty in collective religion.
- This function was to engender or bring about: (i) moral improvement through a sense of the ineffable (ii) political acquiescence to those in charge.
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Perhaps break it up into individual statements:
Beauty in art was beginning to replace beauty in collective religion.
Beauty in art was seen to have a similar function to beauty in collective religion.
This function was to engender or bring about:
(i) moral improvement through a sense of the ineffable
(ii) political acquiescence to those in charge.
Beauty in art was beginning to replace beauty in collective religion.
Beauty in art was seen to have a similar function to beauty in collective religion.
This function was to engender or bring about:
(i) moral improvement through a sense of the ineffable
(ii) political acquiescence to those in charge.
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my problem is exactly with (i) and (ii) sections.
i) Does "moral improvement through a sense of the ineffable" mean "to improve the morality of the society by means of undefinable and incomprehensible concepts (other worldly notions like gods, spirits, etc)"?
ii) Does "political acquiescence to those in charge" mean "to politically obey those in charge"?
i) Does "moral improvement through a sense of the ineffable" mean "to improve the morality of the society by means of undefinable and incomprehensible concepts (other worldly notions like gods, spirits, etc)"?
ii) Does "political acquiescence to those in charge" mean "to politically obey those in charge"?
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red applei) Does "moral improvement through a sense of the ineffable" mean "to improve the morality of the society by means of undefinable and incomprehensible concepts (other worldly notions like gods, spirits, etc)"?More or less, yes, though since it has been said that "Beauty in art was beginning to replace beauty in collective religion", I imagine the "go
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GPY red applei) Does "moral improvement through a sense of the ineffable" mean "to improve the morality of the society by means of undefinable and incomprehensible concepts (other worldly notions like gods, spirits, etc)"?More or less, yes, though since it has been said that "Beauty in art was beginning to replace beauty in collective religion", I imagine the "gods" and "
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