[MD] Progress in art?

[pholden at davtv.com]

Quoting Ant McWatt <antmcwatt at hotmail.co.uk>:

> Platt,
> 
> What I'm saying is that the opinions of talk radio DJs whether from the left 
> or right have little place in serious philosophy debate.  They do for 
> intellectual quality what McDonald's does for nutrition and employment 
> rights.
> 
> >Well, I guess one man's philosophy is another man's propaganda and 
> >vice-versa.
> 
> That sounds like pluralism to me where truth is relative which again puts 
> you outside the MOQ (where various opinions and statements are graded on 
> their intellectual quality).  For instance, I highly doubt the intellectual 
> quality of the opinions of someone such as Rush Limbaugh is on a par with 
> philosophers such as F.S.C. Northrop or even Richard Rorty.

How do you "grade" intellectual quality other than subjectively, like paintings
in an art gallery?  

> Then again you did promote the merits of Barry "Voice of Satan" Manilow not 
> so long ago on this forum... :-)

I did? I don't remember. But I might have opined that he could at least carry a
tune compared to a lot of rock & roll so-called "singers."

Best regards,
Platt


 


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