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1730 MST 13 Apr 2005 - added npov notice --- This last paragraph seems to be rather...one-sided, to say the least.
"These have worked to disparage this new education with pejoratives much like those directed against abolitionists by slave-owning Southerners. Their motive, in the 19th century, was to have their egos uninterfered with so they could continue to own other human beings for profit. And those who have attacked Aesthetic Realism bear a resemblance to Cato the Censor (in ancient Rome) who was known for his desire to stifle what is kind, gracious, and pleasing. And the controversy here is like that between Darwin and his detractors--that is, between new knowledge about the nature of the world and man's place in it, and the ego's desire to abolish whatever it cannot be superior to."
In essence, this compares all of those who speak against Aesthetic Realism - without distinction as to their stated reasons - to such people as Cato the Censor, slave-owners, and such. Now, I fully admit to knowing nothing about Aesthetic Realism. But this article certainly didn't help, because upon reading the end, I must discount anything said about it - the article is biased.
- NOTE: The above writer did not quote exactly. He or she states, "this compares ALL OF THOSE..." when in fact the words "SOME INDIVIDUALS" were used. To quote directly, "the furtherance of these scientific and humanistic goals, which Aesthetic Realism stands for preeminently, has angered SOME INDIVIDUALS. These have worked to disparage this new education with pejoratives..." (I have put "SOME INDIVIDUALS" in capitals.)
- If the writer looked into the specific history that the questioned paragraph is referring to, s/he would not feel the paragraph is one-sided. You can see the attacks in the history of insertions, vandalism, by Michael Bluejay to the entry Aesthetic Realism. They are unwarranted and insistent. Aesthetic Realism is a progressive, kind, critical philosophy-- and an encyclopedia, Wikipedia, should not be used as a platform for attacks on it by user Michealbluejay or anyone else.
- There is a tone of hate in his writing here and on his web site. Aesthetic Realism is a beautiful thing and should be protected, not maligned.
I call on anyone with some knowledge of the field to edit this page to a fairer treatment of the subject.