Benjamin Cain
Sep 28, 2024

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There is indeed a question of how we should feel about nature once nature's been scientifically objectified. I argue that an aesthetic evaluation follows smoothly from that objective detachment since we can stand back and look at nature the way we observe an artwork. Nature is art that creates and evolves itself. It's up to us to decide what our attitude should be towards nature, but I don't think all aesthetic reactions are equally valid. Some are nobler and more comprehensive than others. There's good taste and there's bad taste, just as there are elite countercultures and low-brow, mass cultures.

https://medium.com/grim-tidings/the-inherent-value-of-a-godless-universe-980314a44fd8?sk=48b94f7149c68a39653ffa52e533e973

https://medium.com/grim-tidings/scientific-nihilism-and-the-resurrection-of-morality-ccafead01b97?sk=d6e1bb2a126f124346529581d96a3ba6

https://medium.com/grim-tidings/natures-creativity-proves-the-downfall-of-nihilism-7a3fa219ac3f?sk=07276055ea9ca3f3f339c6cc076d104b

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Benjamin Cain
Benjamin Cain

Written by Benjamin Cain

Ph.D. in philosophy / Knowledge condemns. Art redeems. / https://benjamincain.substack.com / https://ko-fi.com/benjamincain / benjamincain8@gmailDOTcom

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