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    Supports→Du Bos's position that critics have no better rules for arguing about art than cooks do for arguing about ragouts is mistaken

    Kant's Critique of Judgment demonstrates that aesthetic judgments carry a universalizable 'claim' on others' assent, unlike mere reports of sensory pleasure.

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    • 1.Aesthetic judgments involve a felt necessity—'this is beautiful'—that differs fundamentally from 'this tastes sweet to me,' suggesting a universalizable structure.
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    • 2.Kant grounds aesthetic claims in common sense (sensus communis), a shared human cognitive structure that justifies expecting others' agreement on beauty.
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    • 3.We rationally dispute aesthetic judgments ('you're wrong about that painting') in ways we don't dispute taste reports, indicating they carry normative force.
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    • 1.The wide historical variation in beauty standards across cultures undermines claims that aesthetic judgments rest on universal cognitive structures all humans share.
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    • 2.Even if aesthetic judgments *feel* universalizable, feeling universalizable doesn't establish an actual legitimate claim on others' assent—it may be merely psychological.
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    • 3.The distinction between aesthetic judgments and sensory reports collapses under scrutiny: both express subjective responses, differing only in social pretension.
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