Science presupposes an outer reality that is not totally random, and therefore worthy of empirical study and capable of manipulation to man’s advantage. Thus, science’s purpose is utilitarian, not the more philosophical pursuit of “abstract truth,” which are terms the true empiricist does not believe have any meaning because the only form of knowledge is […]
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No. 21: The Image
I create images. The first thing most people will ask me about my images is what are they photographs of? This is natural in the sense that the viewer wants to bring up his preconceived notions about what the subject is to judge what he or she sees—I intend to deny them this pleasure, at […]
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No. 26: Is Art merely an artifact?
Contemporary art criticism has captured the contemporary artist and convinced him that a capitalist system necessarily commodifies everything, including Art. In part this is because of the leftward drift of the intellectual elites, in part it is true, and in part this is the result of a legitimate discussion of the nature of art. Aristotle, […]