While sometimes we lament or disparage the labels we confer onto objects or people, labels or distinctions can be useful. In our distant past, simple labels proved important for survival. Knowing which plants are “healthy” and which are “poisonous,” for instance, was crucial for our continued existence. And we need some labels, names, or distinctions to formulate ways of speaking about objects, situations, or people. Problems often arise when we use labels to reduce something into its simplest form. We can use labels with the disclaimer that they do not present a complete picture.
I have Ayn Rand’s What Art Is next to my bed, there’s so much to read out there ahhhh #deepbreaths
Thanks for sharing this, @Rachel Haywire !!!
I highly recommend Art as Experience by John Dewey.