Art is inextricably tied to man's survival - not to his physical survival, but to that on which his physical survival depends: to the preservation and survival of his consciousness.
The philosophical study of beauty, art, and the splendor of nature nurtures a person__ fertile mind by exposing a person to the puzzling world of the beautiful, elegant, ugly, and grotesque. Human beings ability to experience sublime pleasure emanates from a variety of sensory experiences and a person__ ability to make discriminatory observations and judgment in taste and sentiment.
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The philosophical study of beauty, art, and the splendor of nature nurtures a person__ fertile mind by exposing a person to the puzzling world of the beautiful, elegant, ugly, and grotesque. Human beings ability to experience sublime pleasure emanates from a variety of sensory experiences and a person__ ability to make discriminatory observations and judgment in taste and sentiment.
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