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    It is not the case that Mere attitudinal shift does not alter the intrinsic properties of an object, and aesthetic merit supervenes on intrinsic properties, not on viewer orientation.

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    • 1.Aesthetic properties like 'beauty' and 'elegance' are relational—they inherently concern how objects engage perceiving subjects, not intrinsic features alone.
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    • 2.Context, cultural knowledge, and interpretive frameworks causally determine which intrinsic properties become aesthetically relevant or salient to viewers.
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    • 3.If aesthetic merit truly supervened only on intrinsic properties, identical objects would have identical aesthetic value regardless of artistic intent or presentation.
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    • 1.Objects retain their physical composition, structure, and relational properties regardless of observer attitudes or interpretive frameworks.
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    • 2.If aesthetic merit varied with observer attitude alone, two viewers with opposite opinions could both be correct about the same object's beauty.
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    • 3.Scientific and artistic objectivity require that properties like harmony, proportion, and complexity exist independently of subjective reception.
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