Alright so as much as i do adore Hume, that antimony still drives me crazy and after many sleepless nights of contemplation, i have come to the conclusion that art is natural to our natures as humans. Because only something that is so natural could be the subject of such complex debate. For example, for part of the antimony, that humans all have this general agreement for what is art, and what art is considered better than others. How can we come to this conclusion, because last time i checked, humans did not have a collective mentality, so that agreement must be something which is natural to us. And that nature is shared among all humans so that we can have that general agreement. When personal taste is involved, i believe that is a subject of the individual's experiences and place in the world. So that individual has those things which they particularly enjoy, and then the other things that they agree with all others that are good.

And so that brings me over to the question of elephant paintings. Are they art? Well they are not art to the elephants because it is not in their natures to do so. But it is in our natures to look at it in an artistic fashion. ta-da!

So this brings me to my question, if creating art is in our natures, then is appreciating and loving art in it also? or is it something which needs to be conditioned and taught?