Word: aestheticized
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Basic to Read's philosophy of art is that there is no essential difference between natural philosophy and aesthetic theory. Specifically, he feels that all artistic expressions should combine the formal unity of classicism with the freedom of the Romantics. He has applied this criterion to his criticism of painting...
Although the new equipment will be functional as well as "aesthetic looking," the traditional Harvard chair will be retained, since "it has great sentimental value to alumni and undergraduates. But we're looking for ways to strengthen its construction," Trottenberg said.
"Art does not evolve," he said. "There has been no progress in art that is specifically aesthetic since the stone age."
But he suggested that man has grown through time in his aesthetic awareness. We cannot censure the art of paleolithic man, however, because of this. "That would be like saying that Freud is more intelligent than Cezanne."
Laval Robillard '53 replied that "football is very definitely not part of the college curriculum." Robert Langston '53 contrasted football in terms of the "ethical idea of a university" and the "aesthetic beauty of a good football team," and decided in favor of the present football setup.