U.G. Krishnamurti on art: "The appreciation of music, poetry and language is all culturally determined and is the product of thought. It is acquired taste that tells you that Beethoven's Ninth Symphony is more beautiful than a chorus of cats screaming; both produce equally valid sensations."
There is no one authoritative pandect on U.G., so if you'd rather not scroll-through the 8 or so volumes, try Book II of Stopped In Our Tracks and/or UGKrishnamurti.org.
However correct in most cases to music, poetry and language that is only assuming that the art in question is of high society, and is only listened to as say, a position of class (listening to Beethoven with cheese and wine in hand). Just as a child would prefer some colours to others before he/she is socialized, can't it be said the same thing for music, or literary poetry in its base form as it appealls to the emotions as well in some part to the mind? That is what "poetry" is: not the form of the art, but the feeling it is meant to portray. It really has no relation to thought as it is an emotion felt.
However I'm not sure arguing this will be truly effective as UG seems to be the philosopher with no answers. A lot of what he says is very interesting.
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There is no one authoritative pandect on U.G., so if you'd rather not scroll-through the 8 or so volumes, try Book II of Stopped In Our Tracks and/or UGKrishnamurti.org.
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That is what "poetry" is: not the form of the art, but the feeling it is meant to portray. It really has no relation to thought as it is an emotion felt.
However I'm not sure arguing this will be truly effective as UG seems to be the philosopher with no answers. A lot of what he says is very interesting.
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