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    It is not the case that Cultural variability in aesthetic response cannot be explained away as mere failure of 'proper' response without circularity.

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    • 1.Some aesthetic principles (proportion, harmony, composition) recur across cultures, suggesting convergence on genuine features, not mere relativism.
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    • 2.Cultural variation doesn't entail that all responses are equally valid; expertise and training demonstrably improve discrimination within any tradition.
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    • 3.Circularity objection proves too much—it would equally undermine claims about musical dissonance or visual illusions, which vary culturally yet track real phenomena.
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    • 1.Calling non-standard responses 'improper' presupposes a universal standard, but that standard itself derives from particular cultural traditions.
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    • 2.Aesthetic response is shaped by learned perceptual categories, exposure history, and cultural context—not innate universal faculties.
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    • 3.Without independent criteria for 'proper' response beyond cultural consensus, dismissing variation as failure merely masks disagreement as error.
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