No State More Extensive Than The Minimal

The Terminology Of Philosophical Art Is Coercive: Arguments Are Powerful And Best When They Are Knockdown, Arguments Force You To A Conclusion, If You Believe The Premisses You Have To Or Must Believe The Conclusion, Some Arguments Do Not Carry Much Punch, And So Forth. A Philosophical Argument Is An Attempt To Get Someone To Believe Something, Whether He Wants To Beleive It Or Not. A Successful Philosophical Argument, A Strong Argument, Forces Someone To A Belief.

And Although It Might Be Best Of All To Be Socrates Satisfied, Having Both Happiness And Depth, We Would Give Up Some Happiness In Order To Gain The Depth.

I Guess My Tendency Is To Think Essentially That The New Wrinkles Won't Do The Job If The Old Major Idea Didn't, And So You Have To Try Something Different. Then Maybe They Can All Be Combined In Some Coherent Piece.

Justice In Holdings Is Historical; It Depends Upon What Actually Has Happened. We Shall Return To This Point Later.

Whatever The Practical Origins Of Aesthetic Discernment May Have Been, It Has Been Used To Create Great Works Of Art. When The Very Loftiest Human Creations Are Seen To Derive From Humble Origins And Functions, What Needs Revision Is Not Our Esteem For These Creations But Our Notion Of Nobility.