Tag Archives: cultural relativism

The Devil’s in the Details

Posted on April 4, 2009 by Amy Spiegel

Greetings from Asia!  Bailey and I are visiting my sister and her family who work at an international school in Taichung, Taiwan. This is Bailey’s first international experience and it has been interesting to watch him processing the sights, sounds, … Continue reading →

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Why Beauty is an Objective Quality in the World

Posted on February 22, 2009 by Jim Spiegel

In my February 12 post I presented an anti-naturalist argument from beauty.  A key premise of this argument is that beauty is an objective quality in the world.  This view is known as aesthetic objectivism.  Before offering some reasons in defense … Continue reading →

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