David Hume 'Of the Standard of Taste' - Let's Read Philosophy

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David Hume is one of the greats of philosophy from the Modern period, and this short but influential article, "Of the Standard of Taste", explores Hume's aesthetics, which amounts to his attempt to argue for the existence of and then articulate universal standards of Taste or aesthetic judgments.

In this video, we read through the whole thing, start to finish, and explain the ins and outs of this dense and rewarding text along the way. A philosophical adventure, huzzah!

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Timestamps
0:00 Introduction
5:31 Metaethics
41:18 There are standards of taste
01:30:00 Delicacy of Imagination
01:54:59 Importance of Comparisons
02:09:07 Good Sense
02:18:14 Connoisseurs and standards
02:35:06 Why tastes still vary
03:07:05 Conclusion

[magníficovirsaladze]

thank you very very much for this! you are very kind to attempt such a comprehensive explanation of the essay.

[armsheart]

As an auditory learner (who finds the task of reading tiresome - at times, burdensome), thank you for this. Do you take requests? 😅

[nymuelovan]

"bro" cringes at Hume using "a man".