Ayn Rand argues that art is a selective recreation of reality based on an artist’s metaphysical values. According to her view, not every human creation qualifies as art, but only those works that integrate elements of reality to express philosophical and psycho-epistemological abstractions. Her concept of the “sense of life” plays a key role in artistic appreciation, as it represents an individual’s fundamental beliefs about reality and human cognition. This perspective sparks debates about the limits and function of art within Randian philosophy. Continue reading Two dimensions of art – a critique